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Technical => Driveline => Topic started by: Gordon on April 25, 2012, 12:46:54 PM
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Hi All
Spent a bit of time under the CF2 donor van this morning whilst I was doing an oil change. I noticed that the CF2 has multi bladed rear springs whereas my CF1 has a single leaf spring. Does anyone know if the mounting brackets for the rear springs on the CF1 and CF2 are the same? I'm keen to take the Galaxy 9 inch and multiple leaf springs for my CF1 if I can.
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Pretty sure they are the same ( both being shot wheel base), you have both vans there, so a quick measure would let you know, can alter anything you need, have a Arch Welder here. Bas
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Cheers Bas !
I'll do some further investigation.
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i know someone here in aus who had single leaf and swapped over to multi leaf so i would bet they are the same.. made a lot of difference to the van..
ben
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Thanks Ben. I was thinking that it should improve the ride too.
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Yes Gordon, my camper has 3 leaf and drove very we and this is a big van, but it was a single leaf to start with, as I had the other 2 added. Bas
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You'll find with the mutli spring it needs weight to make it a smooth ride, else its rigid (unless they are worn)
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I don't plan to use the van for loads, so Busy, in your opinion would it be best to stick with the single leaf springs ?
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There is nothing wrong with the single spring, mutli will take more load (although single can take a lot), so is personal preference really. the mutli can squeak and singles can sag (over time with a lot of weight).
My standard CF is my storage as well, I have under the bed chooka with parts (which I also need to part with), even took half of them down to van nationals last year towing the custom van, it handled well. Only cause I ran out of time to take them out lol
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my friends van was really bouncy with a single leaf. i wonder if the shockers were stuffed thou..
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My standard CF is my storage as well, I have under the bed chooka with parts (which I also need to part with), even took half of them down to van nationals last year towing the custom van, it handled well. Only cause I ran out of time to take them out lol
David bring it around to my place, I will empty it for you,,,,,,,,,,,,, ;)
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my friends van was really bouncy with a single leaf. i wonder if the shockers were stuffed thou..
You're right. Unless you are carrying heavy loads around all the time the single leaf is bloody awful. I used to be able to launch the back end of mine into the air over the Haywards Hills here in Wellington if I was doing roughly 100km which is a little disconcerting when you're not expecting it.
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A full tank of fuel will soften the ride, but it's the shocks that absorb the bumps
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A full tank of fuel will soften the ride, but it's the shocks that absorb the bumps
On my Duel Wheel van, nothing obsorbs the bumps, not even new shocks........
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Thats cause its made to take a load, same as a ute, put a little bit of weight in them and they ride smooth, no weight they jump around
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So you are saying, when I get my single wheel diff under there with 15" rims shoed with 295 x60's I will have a normal van....... Yes :)
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My Camper also runs coil springs from the diff to the floor, don't no if this is factory or not ???
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They used the coils springs in the jap vans too, if they cause problems you can replace them with skinny air bags (like the jap vans do too), they just there for extra weighted loads.
If you guys are having beds in the back and are a bit, well shall we say "wild" in that department then you may need dual shocks ;) lol
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Ok guess that is what it is for, think it would help with the ride aswell.
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Hey Bas, is that the "ride" Busy is talking about ;)