1975 - The Second Improvement - Shockers and Springs

I felt the car was sitting very high at the rear and felt the bumps hard in the rear end. After studying the springs, which were re-tempered and reset during the restoration process, my first thought was that the springs had been re-tempered at a greater angle than the original specifications. This was proved incorrect as on further investigation, I found that I had given the spring works a set of heavy duty springs instead of car springs. This was easily rectified by removing the 3 smallest spring leaves, which then matched the car springs. To further calm down the rear end and smooth out the bumps I also fitted a pair of brand new Leyland P76 shockers that were being sold very cheap after the car had been axed by Leyland.These shockers are still going strong. I have included a series of photos showing the fit of the shockers for others who may want to do similar.