Van rear springs

[Henry Harris]

What is the difference between RP and Van rear springs?

[Peter Clayton]

A look at "rear springs",currently on page 3 may give some info.

[Henry Harris]

The post on page 3 is interesting but gives little info beyond prices, part numbers and the number of leaves.
What I would really like to know are spring rates and/or leaf dimensions.
It occurs to me that if a ‘34 RP had odd springs it would make sense that a van of the same age would also have odd springs.

[JonE]

...but are we not still pretty much in the dark from that list (other than leaf number) unless we have a forensic assessment of the parts fitted to a low mileage original RP, and Van.

Perhaps Ian could give us practical information in respect of what it means today for new ones specified/made.

[Bill Dixon]

Ian Dunford at Vintage Austin Services may be able to help. email IANDUNFORD@BLUEYONDER.CO.UK

[JonE]

It occurs to me that if a ‘34 RP had odd springs it would make sense that a van of the same age would also have odd springs.

I'd intuit that, seeing that that isn't the case from the Index card list, a van might be more likely to have a balanced heavy load over both sides than just a heavy driver. And that with a van carrying loads - else why have a van - that the effect of a driver would be far lessened in creating imbalance when added to that load?

Or not.