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Hi Michael -
My experience is to have spring makers in the UK make them up. There are
several there, and generally they know what they are doing.
Best,
Alan
On Fri, 22 Oct 2021 at 2:26 AM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
wrote:
> As is so common with "offshore " products I'm having ongoing problems with
> the currently available rear springs, in particular those for the 100.
> It seems that all the usual suspects source these from the same
> manufacturer in India and it is my suspicion that these are made from
> substandard steel.
> Typically leaf springs are made from 5160 steel which is incredibly
> resistant to deformation and fatigue. I don't have facilities to determine
> what steel is used to make these springs but it certainly isn't 5160!!
> Has anyone found a source for rear springs which last more than a few
> years?
>
> M
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"auto">Hi Michael -</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"auto">My experience is to have spring makers in the UK ma=
ke them up.=C2=A0 There are several there, and generally they know what the=
y are doing.<br><br>Best,</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div>Alan</div><=
/div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_at=
tr">On Fri, 22 Oct 2021 at 2:26 AM, Michael Salter <<a href=3D"mailto:mi=
chaelsalter@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wr=
ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D=
"auto">As is so common with "offshore " products I'm having o=
ngoing problems with the currently available rear springs, in particular th=
ose for the 100.<div dir=3D"auto">It seems that all the usual suspects sour=
ce these from the same manufacturer in India and it is my suspicion that th=
ese are made from substandard steel.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">Typically=
leaf springs are made from 5160 steel which is incredibly resistant to def=
ormation and fatigue. I don't have facilities to determine what steel i=
s used to make these springs but it certainly isn't 5160!!</div><div di=
r=3D"auto">Has anyone found a source for rear springs which last more than =
a few years?</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div><div=
dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div>
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