Phil H 4 Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Novice re-visits rear suspension. Having completed the suspension at the front I have turned my attention to the rear..again. Back in April I fitted new springs supplied by Revingtons Red/Yellow 450lb and had the lever arms refurbished by Stevensons of Birmingham and fitted upgraded rear link arms. The rear end has had a lot of movement and I have been considering the Revington upgrade with the damper located inside the rear spring but when out at the weekend the rear was bottoming out against the bump stops on undulating surfaces. On inspection the passenger side lever arm is leaking. I've whipped these off and sent back to Stevensons for inspection. Question is: Would the upgraded springs have a detrimental effect on the lever arms causing them to leak or is it just bad luck. Thanks Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvark Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Phil. your leaking LA have nothing to do with the springs. You could get racetorations to ‘re-engineer’ your LA for £££ like I have. Excellent results and great service. Cheers dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Hi Phil, as mentioned the spring and LA have no effect on each other. Listening to the grapevine Stevesons have been having problems this last year. The damper in spring is an adventurous journey and may not work. Have you considered converting to a Koni strut Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil H 4 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Thanks Dave and Roger good in some respect to know that the LA are not effected by the upgraded springs. I had thought that the Revingtons system sounded pretty good but now I'm not too sure, looks if I've a lot of research to do. Any direction on the options appreciated. Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Usually the LA (n good condition) can work well. The normal Koni strut with a decent system to hold it works very well. Have a look here https://www.trshop.co.uk/special.html scroll down abut 11 pages - left hand side - type 2 TUV. Works for me. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil H 4 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Thanks Roger appreciated. Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil H 4 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Hi Roger, Would the shock mountings need to be welded to the chassis and would additional strengthening be required, (seem to have read that somewhere ). Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Hi Phil, the type 2 in the advert are bolted to where the LA usually bolts and to the lower bump rubber. Some others need bolting/attaching to the body work. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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