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coils onto a leafer.
greatbignath:
can i just swop the mounts on the axles and the chassis and put coils on?
would the chassis have to be strengthend at all?
cheers nathan.
lightweight-love:
firstly NOOOOO coils are for big girls! secondly beefing up chassis near definately a must and attaching mounts, then you've got to mount radius arms etc and changing axle mounts not a small job! there was a phase with series of putting coils on the rear by cutting rear springs off between the axle and rear mounts so they act as radius arms and then fitting springs. what you running now? set of paras can make a good difference!
MuddyMike:
--- Quote from: greatbignath on April 24, 2008, 18:17:19 ---can i just swop the mounts on the axles and the chassis and put coils on?
would the chassis have to be strengthend at all?
--- End quote ---
It has been done but its not simple. A leaf sprung chassis is designed to take the load at 8 point (one each end of every spring) A coil chassis takes the load at only 4 points. So yes it will need strengthening. Next problem is radius arms and panard rods. Forget the usual LR rear Y frame set up as you wont have a crossmember to bolt it to. So use front radius arms with panard rods front and rear. You will then find (on a SWB anyway) that the fuel tank gets in the way of the front RH radius arm, and the bulkhead outriggers get in the way of both. Not impossible to fabricate a new tank, and modify the outriggers, but again a lot of work.
I Would just fit parabolic leaf springs.
Mike
Jim-Willy:
Buy a coiler if you want one why butcher a leafer?
TBM:
You'll also have to 'Q' plate it and go for an SVA test, as the chassis has been modified .
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/RegisteringAVehicle/DG_10014246
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