Leaf springs

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Tomtecno
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Leaf springs

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Just removed the rear springs from my 1966 Mk1 so they can be refurbed and found that they have a thin, tapered aluminium plate fitted to the top under where the axle fits. Can anyone tell me if this is the norm?
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Keith Halstead
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Re: Leaf springs

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Yes it's normal to angle the nose of the diff down to cater for the low ride height.

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Re: Leaf springs

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OK, thanks Keith.
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