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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: sean m on August 26, 2008, 16:52:45
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I bought some blue 2in lift springs they were not marked front or rear have put them on chassis and the front springs wont locate in bottom spring base and front propshaft hits gearbox crossmember thought this might be ok when put in engine and box because of weight this made no difference still have not put body on yet. Is there a way of telling front and rear springs apart as i think might have them back to front.
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Changes are blue lift springs will be from Bearmach.
Have a look at page 103 of the bearmach]http://www.bearmach.com/partscatalogues/accessory_cats/range_rover.pdf]bearmach (http://www.bearmach.com/partscatalogues/accessory_cats/range_rover.pdf) catalogue
It has a list of their springs for a RRC, comlete with their specifications. By measuring the free length and wire diameter of your springs you should be able to work out which springs yopu have and which way round they go.
Bear in mid that Bearmach are no the only source of blue springs so what you have may not be in that catalog.
The gearbox cross member is bolted on through slots, could you move this down lower in the chassis to prevent catching?
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I bought some blue 2in lift springs they were not marked front or rear have put them on chassis and the front springs wont locate in bottom spring base and front propshaft hits gearbox crossmember thought this might be ok when put in engine and box because of weight this made no difference still have not put body on yet. Is there a way of telling front and rear springs apart as i think might have them back to front.
Rule of thumb in my experience (and yes i did fit them the wrong way round ....just ask Ben :shock: :roll:)
Longer springs on the back and shorter on the front
hope this helps :) :) :)
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Thinking about it put long ones on front because i thought that the weight of engine and box would need the stronger springs. its an overfinch conversion with a 350 chevy and autobox just had engine rebored new cam, lifters, kb pistons ect
so will measure springs and see thanks for replys.
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the front springs wont locate in bottom spring base
The spring bases are the same front and back???
front propshaft hits gearbox crossmember thought this might be ok when put in engine and box because of weight this made no difference still have not put body on yet.
50/50! I had to cut/plate a notch in mine.
Rule of thumb in my experience (and yes i did fit them the wrong way round ....just ask Ben :shock: :roll:)
Longer springs on the back and shorter on the front
hope this helps :) :) :)
Me too. :oops: :oops: :oops:
I checked mine by....
Original front 14mm coil, original rear 16mm coil.
Uprated front 16mm coil, uprated rear 16.5mm coil.
HTH