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Posted: Mon Mar 30th, 2020 12:13 pm

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That design looks like a recipe for disaster if used with a leaf spring - leafs flatten as they compress and the movement is taken up by the rear hanger - in the process the axle moves backwards relative to the frame - the bar between frame and axle is fixed length and either the brackets twist or the axle pad breaks the locating pin in the spring.

Common failure with MGBs that have traction bars fitted. The factory tried a panhard rod on the development MGB back in 62 to locate the live axle sideways- it ripped the boot floor out!

Works OK on smooth pavement, but I'd invest in the link suspension with coil springs for serious off road.

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