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December 15th, 2005 04:38 PM #1I have seen some AUV's especially Mits Adventures have modified/inverted
overload/restraining leafspring for the purpose of softening suspension feel.
I tried it with my ride - Isuzo Hilander which has basically the same platform with Crosswinds and Sportivos. It really improved ride comfort especially
for passengers at the back seats. Am I compromising safety over compfort?
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December 15th, 2005 06:41 PM #2
I did this with my pick-up and theres no problem with it.
Unless you're really carrying loads to the limit of what is suggested for your car, you're not compromising safety. If you have reservations on carrying heavy loads then you can compensate a bit by adding gas shocks which are stiffer then the stock fluids.
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December 15th, 2005 10:26 PM #3
You are just lowering the load limit. But not safety in general. A full load of passengers would still not be a problem since your vehicle is designed to take much more than that.
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December 16th, 2005 06:29 AM #4Tnx for the replies. I'm now confident with the safety issues of my ride after
the modification.
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December 16th, 2005 12:19 PM #5Originally Posted by nansky
How many leafsprings did you invert on each side? Or did you just invert the shortest one?
Thanks.
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December 16th, 2005 01:14 PM #6Originally Posted by jaydel
However, as a protective measure, I put rubber snubber on each tip of the overload spring to support added weight when the car is full of passengers.
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December 16th, 2005 01:38 PM #7
Where can I have this done? And where do I get that rubber bushing?
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December 16th, 2005 04:28 PM #8Originally Posted by niky
Rubber snubbers (4 pcs) were fabricated in our local bushing shops. I cost me 20 Pesos each.
If you intend to proceed with protective measure (optional), ask the mechanic to drill a hole (through machine shop or acetelyne) in both ends of the overload leaf for you to fit the rubber snubber in both ends leaving at least 1/2 inch space between the overload leaf and the succeeding leaf for free play during light load.
Please visit below site to visualize rubber snubber.
www.truckworld.com/How-To-Tech/ trek-master-01/trekmaster.html - 20k
good luck and have a comfortable ride.
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December 16th, 2005 04:48 PM #9Originally Posted by niky
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December 16th, 2005 05:31 PM #10Originally Posted by niky
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