de cambering springs / single over multi leaf ?

[seaneylad]

 

Evening, hope everyone is well, me again with another question

 

Escort current on avo adjustable shocks on the back with multileaf springs with 2 inch lowering blocks.

 

I want the car lower, I've been advised to get the springs decambered which I can locally.. But advised to get single leafs and get them done -2"

 

What's the benefits of getting single leafs over multis?

 

Cheers Sean

[GJUK]

Evening, hope everyone is well, me again with another question

 

Escort current on avo adjustable shocks on the back with multileaf springs with 2 inch lowering blocks.

 

I want the car lower, I've been advised to get the springs decambered which I can locally.. But advised to get single leafs and get them done -2"

 

What's the benefits of getting single leafs over multis?

 

Cheers Sean

 

They don't split up over time, (long time)

Single leafs have only a single rate of spring flex travel,

You can buy singles new also, not sure about multi springs.

[seaneylad]

They don't split up over time, (long time)

Single leafs have only a single rate of spring flex travel,

You can buy singles new also, not sure about multi springs.

Cheers for info mate.

 

Reading up long i think my best bet is to buy mk2 escort singl leafs 146lb (60mm) and get them decambered

Trim 5mm of each end to make it 50mm to fit my mk1 same with the poly busy trim it down.

buy mk2 shackles for the other end. Few people run these and say they havent had any issues and improved handling alot

 

Tar

[John escort mk1V6]

And they are lighter than the multi leaf and looks better , less rusty.

But you mean by decamberd , make them flat or straight ?                              

If this is the case then the springs have no strengh more , so the hole spring working/motion is gone , and that drive`s badly.

It will break out at the rear on bumps in corners.

I have something like it but than with leafsprings that are from poor quality and alomost flat , but i want coil-overs on it so it has a spring working/movement on the coil-over springs and the leaf springs only have sepention job.

With lowering blocks 2,5inch and than set the car on the nice hight ride with the coil-overs.

I did have it all together , but i then saw that the turrrets were to short for the GAZ coil-over that i had and now i am going to buy the short/normal length coil-over for a escort mk2.

 

 

[seaneylad]

And they are lighter than the multi leaf and looks better , less rusty.

But you mean by decamberd , make them flat or straight ?                              

If this is the case then the springs have no strengh more , so the hole spring working/motion is gone , and that drive`s badly.

It will break out at the rear on bumps in corners.

I have something like it but than with leafsprings that are from poor quality and alomost flat , but i want coil-overs on it so it has a spring working/movement on the coil-over springs and the leaf springs only have sepention job.

With lowering blocks 2,5inch and than set the car on the nice hight ride with the coil-overs.

I did have it all together , but i then saw that the turrrets were to short for the GAZ coil-over that i had and now i am going to buy the short/normal length coil-over for a escort mk2.

 

 

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I currently have multi springs with 2inch lowering blocks, wouldnt mind it lower at the back but dont want to loose my back seats with turret and coils overs.

So was advised to get them de cambered (like you sat make them flat) it will lower the back and it should handle abit better?

 

Would i best to just stick single leafs 146lb and then add the lowering blocks to get it lower and not try to go to low? rather than decambering them

 

Cheers

[John escort mk1V6]

You can try it , if it gives problems you can put the short turrets in it , but it is something of a big job in a small boot.

I have them also in mijn mk1 but it was not simple , becourse they don`t fit perfect against the standard tube`s and i want to set them more straight up due welding and i didn`t take anough time for it , they stand bit on a angle and with the bracket upbove the axle not on the side.

[John escort mk1V6]

Cheers for info mate.

 

Reading up long i think my best bet is to buy mk2 escort singl leafs 146lb (60mm) and get them decambered

Trim 5mm of each end to make it 50mm to fit my mk1 same with the poly busy trim it down.

buy mk2 shackles for the other end. Few people run these and say they havent had any issues and improved handling alot

 

Tar

What i have is make the brackets wider and cut 1 piece thin metal away between the brackets , you also can remove the brackets one by one and weld the bracket from a mk2 against the chassis.

[BigBubba]

Decambered springs work fine, you rarely have to make them flat. Getting someone to do it locally though can be a pain in the ass. Gartrac can do it for you for a fee.

Beware though, some MOT testers don't like decambered springs, but half of them nowadays wouldn't know what a leaf spring is!

 

Lowering blocks are easy, cheap and can be returned back to standard height simply. I've seen some guys weld box section onto the spring mount on the axle to lower it further, but I wouldn't bother with that.

 

My RS in my sig pic is on -2" blocks with 146lb single leafs.

[mikehunt]

I agree with everyone else on this topic

[seaneylad]

Decambered springs work fine, you rarely have to make them flat. Getting someone to do it locally though can be a pain in the ass. Gartrac can do it for you for a fee.

Beware though, some MOT testers don't like decambered springs, but half of them nowadays wouldn't know what a leaf spring is!

 

Lowering blocks are easy, cheap and can be returned back to standard height simply. I've seen some guys weld box section onto the spring mount on the axle to lower it further, but I wouldn't bother with that.

 

My RS in my sig pic is on -2" blocks with 146lb single leafs.

Cheers for info orded the single springs and I'll try with blocks and see how it sits. If I fancy it lower there is a firm local who can do it

 

Thanks