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A good friend had exactly the same thing happen last year with his BJ8. </div>
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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Just an FYI.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Stephen Hutchings via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 14, 2025 8:55:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Leaf springs</font>
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<div class="PlainText">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>
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