Bigj66

And an autobox will help even more 😉 Anyway back OT, Gazzar did you figure out a way to use the flywheel for the trigger wheel?

There were one or two weren’t there.....😬

Thanks Steve, if I need a couple of more pages from the same section would you be okay to upload them too please? Joe

Thanks John but I need the part numbers for the swivels etc on the earlier models like this from the later ones.

Does anyone have a parts manual for the RRC models up to 1986 either electronically or a paper one that they could photograph some pages from for me?

Ok cheers. I can still get the early bits it’s just that they’re a bit more expensive and I’ll probably have to buy them new rather than used.

That’s what I was getting at. If the swivel housing that goes with the 7 bolt swivel ball has different calliper threads then it’s just a case of matching the calliper to that but will the swivel housing off a 7 bolt swivel ball fit onto a 6 bolt swivel ball or are the top and bottom swivel pins different? Reason for asking is that used parts for the later 7 bolt axles are much more common and a bit cheaper than the same parts of an earlier axle, up to 1987 I think so if I can get a new 6 bolt swivel ball and fit later components to it then that would be great. Stub axles will be the same length and have the same bearing points in the hub won’t they?

Will the hub assembly components (swivel housing, stub axle, drive shafts etc) that are mounted to a later 7 hole pattern swivel ball fit to an earlier 6 hole pattern swivel ball? I’m thinking of things like upper and lower bearings and pins. Is the stub axle bearing on the inside of the swivel ball flange the same for both? In other words was it just the axle casing bolt pattern that changed? Are the solid and vented discs also interchangeable if the matching callipers are used?

I tried to call Paintman several times to ask this question and eventually sent them an enquiry through their website which is still unanswered. I had no option but to wait for it to dry off overnight before recoating. Quite annoying lack of service to be honest given the amount I’ve spent with them recently.

Did that kit come with the 8 washers? If so which bush and shackle do they fit between?

You could maintain the diff nose angle by clocking the swivel flange to the axle casing but you might need to weld up some holes on the axle casing and redrill them.

Ok if they don’t work out for me then they’re yours👍

Yes. I was thinking that the ends that I trimmed may be cranked to provide more curve to the spring so it will be interesting to see how it looks when they’re fitted particularly the ride height. If it doesn’t look right then they’ll go in the skip.

I can’t call Dingocroft to ask as they are closed so will keep looking.

Painted now so will apply some grease before fitting.

Just to clarify this, I wasn’t referring to Floflex. Been there, done that, never again. It’s these https://www.dingocroft.co.uk/acatalog/Full-set-Ser1--Ser2-and-SWB-Ser3-ZZPOLYDYNASET04.html#SID=160 Anyone got any experience of them?

No, and to be honest, for everyday road driving, I think they don’t represent value for money. For more extreme work or towing etc then yes, maybe. Ive found some ‘dynamic’ compound ones that are mid range in terms of price and which might be ok. Only problem is thet they’re orange 🤨

Yes but the leaves still make contact in a couple of places at the ends. My thoughts are to just paint them too as that’s how they come as standard and I’ve never heard of parabolics being greased but thought I’d ask anyway before I reassemble them. That said, the paint won’t last long either 🤷‍♂️

As per title, what have you found that works best when refurbishing leaf springs?

Anyone used these Britpart poly bush kits? Any good or are there better ones out there? I prefer the ease of fitting with these so don’t want to stick with the original bushes. https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/dc7103-britpart-swb-black-polyurethane-bush-kit.html

From that thread: “Update............. Just had a hard lesson today on my setup!! Standard wheels will not fit!! how did i discover it? well the hard way! Got a puncture this morning on my way to work, stopped at the road side to change it................. jacked up, changed wheel......... the damn thing was jammed up against the caliper................grrrr.................... had to remove a rear wheel, to install it in the front and my standard spare at the rear........... Lesson learnt............ Standard rover wheels will not fit my front disc conversion............................... G”

I did but I believe the wheel choice is very limited with this conversion. Standard wheels will not clear the callipers for example.

I think it’s been discussed as a general coil axle to leaf spring conversion option. Unfortunately, I need to retain my series axles and in any case I don’t want to fit coil axles to my project. I’m more focussed on ways to graft coil hubs onto leaf axles but the discussion is throwing up a sorts of useful advice and information for others with different aims 👍

Same here. I love a challenge and enjoy the discussion but there’s a line for me that I won’t cross.

Cheers, I suspect that the author of the post I read initially was getting diff nose angle and caster angle confused. Perils of the interweb...😐