Comments - Spring is here,so i've fitted it to the Sierra, - DuttonOwners2024-03-29T12:02:13Zhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2398922%3ABlogPost%3A85817&xn_auth=noI swapped multi-leaf for mult…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2013-03-25:2398922:Comment:858322013-03-25T23:14:55.264ZJames Doultonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesDoulton
<p>I swapped multi-leaf for multi-leaf. I was not sure what I had got as they were different and I was not sure which, if either, was right. I thought that one was a replacement and was too stiff and that the other one might be suspect if the original one had broken. I got a pair of Mk1 Escort springs of ebay for about £58 with postage. I am using the rubber bushes that were already in the springs. I didn't want to mess around with polybushes because I don't know what effect they would have.…</p>
<p>I swapped multi-leaf for multi-leaf. I was not sure what I had got as they were different and I was not sure which, if either, was right. I thought that one was a replacement and was too stiff and that the other one might be suspect if the original one had broken. I got a pair of Mk1 Escort springs of ebay for about £58 with postage. I am using the rubber bushes that were already in the springs. I didn't want to mess around with polybushes because I don't know what effect they would have. Also I could fit them at a later date if I got that keen. Plus I am not sure that I want to keep the leaf springs, I rather fancy a 5 link conversion, so they might just be extra expense. I have already bought and ruined a spring lowering kit, so I just played it safe.</p> Thanks James, i thought it wa…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2013-03-25:2398922:Comment:859322013-03-25T22:45:14.295ZDave Thomashttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/davethomas
<p>Thanks James, i thought it was a good one ,a play on words and all that, did you swap like for like or as i have, multi to single leaf, as i said i was hoping to use the polybushes out of the old springs but they don't fit the single leaf springs,not happy about it but not a lot i could do, i wanted the car usable because the MOT has run out on the other one. Well springs should be changed in pairs James, the same goes for shockabsorbers, i will change my o/s spring as soon as i can,by the…</p>
<p>Thanks James, i thought it was a good one ,a play on words and all that, did you swap like for like or as i have, multi to single leaf, as i said i was hoping to use the polybushes out of the old springs but they don't fit the single leaf springs,not happy about it but not a lot i could do, i wanted the car usable because the MOT has run out on the other one. Well springs should be changed in pairs James, the same goes for shockabsorbers, i will change my o/s spring as soon as i can,by the end of the week is the plan.</p> Nice title, wish I'd thought…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2013-03-25:2398922:Comment:859102013-03-25T19:21:21.138ZJames Doultonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesDoulton
<p>Nice title, wish I'd thought of it - I replaced the rear leaf springs on my Melos a week ago and could have used the same pun, damn! Replacing mine was much easier than I had imagined (in the warmth of my garage). I replaced both of mine because one had been replaced by a previous owner and was a completely different shape to the other original one.</p>
<p>Nice title, wish I'd thought of it - I replaced the rear leaf springs on my Melos a week ago and could have used the same pun, damn! Replacing mine was much easier than I had imagined (in the warmth of my garage). I replaced both of mine because one had been replaced by a previous owner and was a completely different shape to the other original one.</p>