Raising the rear suspension

[71Westy]

So, another newbie question.

I'm interested in raising my rear suspension a tad - looking at the trailing arms, there isn't much travel left, so it's a bit harsh (and the previous owner removed the bump stops).

Looking at the "how to"s, they all describe how to remove the rear suspension, but say that it's under a great deal of tension when you remove the plates to allow you to rotate the splines. What none of them do, is say how you put it back (other than just reverse what you have done). If it's under tension, it'll go ping, surely? And the how do you get it back?


Cheers,
Nick

 

[Fortunate Son]

Nick

I used a 2 tonne trolley jack under the end of the spring plate (once the rear hub assembly etc is removed)

You do have to be bloody careful though because, as you rightly say, there is a lot of torsion to overcome during removal and replacement. Make sure that the spring plate is properly supported on the jack head prior to levering the spring plate outwards off its stops, and then release pressure gently on the jack.

When refitting there is enough of the torsion bar sticking out to engage the spring plate whilst swung under the stops. You just refit in the desired position then tap the spring plate inwards with hide mallet / hammer and timber block as far as it will go then jack up past the stop and then tap it fully home again with hide mallet / hammer & wooden block (refit the end plate prior to removing the jack to ensure that there is no chance of it popping off as jack is removed.

Hope that makes sense! Good Luck with it

 

[71Westy]

Aha - I understand now. So you don't just lever it out!

And I guess that the amount you change it is by trial and error - I have no way of knowing how much it was changed originally!

Thanks,
Nick

 

[Araon]

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[Dave105]

I did the same to mine about 6 months ago. when i took it all apart the original position was still marked on the plate and splines. just put em back to that mark. do be careful not to pull out the inner spline as that makes it all a bit more involved.
Have a look here:

http://www.itinerant-air-cooled.com/viewtopic.php?t=6006&highlight=" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

the change in ride quality was amazing! not a hard job just a long one, will take you the best part of a day first time round.

 

[71Westy]

Hey, that's brilliant and clear!

Thanks for the info folks. I shall not be going full height, so will use the handy calculator to get (hopefully) the right level.

Cheers,
Nick