Talbot Express Leaf Spring Replacement Guide / Thoughts / Prayers
Talbot Express Leaf Spring Replacement Due to a rather saggy rear end coupled with a fair amount of roll going round corners I decided to replace the leaf springs. I considered adding leaf spring assisters; the ones from Custom Campers look excellent: https://www.customcampersuk.co.uk/coil-spring-assisters/ However I've become a bit obsessed with keeping the old girl standard so want to make sure that she has good solid leaf springs before the real tinkering begins. In retrospect the springs I took off weren't too bad, they probably could have been bolstered by some assisters and been ok. I installed the five leaf variety from Jones Springs: www.jones-springs.co.uk Fast delivery and very good quality. They came with U bolts, nuts and bushings. I got some replacement fasteners from a local hardware store (8.8 grade, of course). Phyllis is a 1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Executive; so not a panel van or Alko chassis - the job will be a bit different for those vans I be...