Lowering advice wanted, please!

[TransporterHaus]

I know you're all saying that dropped spindles is easy to fit and in many respects I agree, but getting the top trailing arms off was an absolute pig of a job! I don't have an adjustable beam so couldn't dial the tension down and had to steel bar + scaff pole + father on the end to raise the buggers as I smacked them with a lump hammer.

Like I said, pretty straightforward job, but not easy

Remove the bump stops off the beam. A small jack under the trailing arm so it is raised above the beam bump stop horn and knock them out. If they're really tight pry them out with a large pry bar.

The pig can be getting them back on if the ends of the torsion bars aint welded. Some buses we've seen had only 1 end of the torsion bars welded from factory :?: :?: A quick bead weld over the end of the torsion steel sorts that.

 

[sharman]

I know you're all saying that dropped spindles is easy to fit and in many respects I agree, but getting the top trailing arms off was an absolute pig of a job! I don't have an adjustable beam so couldn't dial the tension down and had to steel bar + scaff pole + father on the end to raise the buggers as I smacked them with a lump hammer.

Like I said, pretty straightforward job, but not easy

Remove the bump stops off the beam. A small jack under the trailing arm so it is raised above the beam bump stop horn and knock them out. If they're really tight pry them out with a large pry bar.

The pig can be getting them back on if the ends of the torsion bars aint welded. Some buses we've seen had only 1 end of the torsion bars welded from factory :?: :?: A quick bead weld over the end of the torsion steel sorts that.

Wish I'd called in, while on holiday in Gwithian! Or on way home via Healeys cider farm, obviously for essential supplies :lol:

 

[TransporterHaus]

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[shu]

problem with dropped spindles is 1 size drop... if MOT guys suspect something, with an adjustable beam you can put i higher again?