<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Luckily I didn’t damage the brake line, and I wasn’t far from home.<div>Thanks for the info…I’ve ordered the new springs, and we’ll see whether I have to do some adaptation.</div><div><br></div><div>Stephen, BJ8<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jul 14, 2025, at 11:11 AM, <sbyers@ec.rr.com> <sbyers@ec.rr.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">My BJ8 and I were a hundred miles out from Conclave 2009 in Ontario when I braked for a stop and the pedal went slowly to the floor.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>I discovered the upper leaf on the right rear spring had broken (bad/rough roads in New England?)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span>and trapped the steel brake line against the rear axle and cut it.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>After rolling over and peening the upstream end of the line, I made it into Kingston on one handbrake and three hydraulics and found that Bob Yule (Autofarm) had a repair van set up in the parking lot.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>What a concept!<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>His mechanic made and installed<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>a new brake line.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>I strapped the broken spring down with two hose clamps spliced<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span>together and made it safely home back to North Carolina.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>I ordered a new set of springs from Autofarm that I believe came from Ahead4Healeys in the UK.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>So far, so good with the springs after 30,000 miles.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Steve Byers<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">HBJ8L/36666<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">BJ8 Registry<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">AHCA Delegate at Large<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Havelock, NC<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>USA<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(225, 225, 225) currentcolor currentcolor; border-image: none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Michael Salter<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, July 14, 2025 9:32 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Stephen Hutchings <s.hutchings@rogers.com>; healeys@autox.team.net<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Healeys] Leaf springs<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A good friend had exactly the same thing happen last year with his BJ8. <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I happened to have a pair of them, that I bought about 25 years back which, unlike the ones you can get these days, were made in the UK rather than India.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We started by changing the drivers spring and to our surprise when we lowered the rear to the ground the ride height was absolutely correct. He has done a couple of long trips fully loaded (the car I mean) and the ride height has remained correct, unlike the recently manufactured pair that I bought for my BN1 which sagged almost 1" after a few months. For the BN1 I had to resort to making a pair out of the miscellaneous leaves that I had and then eventually adding air springs as in the attached pic to achieve a satisfactory ride.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Just an FYI.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div id="ms-outlook-mobile-body-separator-line"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div><div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature"><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">M<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></span></font></div><div id="divRplyFwdMsg"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of Stephen Hutchings via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, July 14, 2025 8:55:53 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Healeys] Leaf springs</span></font><span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I was out for a drive on Sunday when I heard a metallic snap from the rear of the car(BJ8).<br>Turns out I’ve broken a leaf spring.<br>I’m looking at replacement sets but I’m concerned that new BJ8 springs will give me too much height at the back…my old springs had a nice ride height without the jacked up look that some BJ8s have.<br>So…are the earlier springs compatible? Or should I go with the BJ8 springs and consider the lowering kit that AH spares offers?<br>Thanks<br>Stephen, BJ8<br>Sent from my iPad<br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com</a></span></font></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>