thanks guys.
very useful insights based upon real experiences.

I'll have a close look at the rear springs for pitting.

I know now that swapping rear springs is an easy job.

I rebuilt the front end several years ago but not many miles ago

Neil.

On 1/25/15, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>       New Springs have my Vote ~ & will add that you can probably GetAwayWith
> PuttingOff Swapping
>
> the Fronts 'til SomeOtherday ~ Just recently took a BusRide from ABQ to
> Flagstaff to pick up an 85Westy
>
> for a Friend & DidNotKnow until a couple of days after I had driven it back
> to ABQ that I had been Sitting
>
> OnTopOf a Broken Front DriversSide Spring ~ No ObviousIndications WhatSoEver

On 1/25/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> It is rare for the front springs to break, only seen it twice on Syncros. I
> have also seen the spring perches on the Syncro shocks break off letting the
> spring then rest on the axle shaft. Once saw the axle shaft cut in two from
> this. All sorts of stuff happens. A front spring breaking can create a
> handling situation possibly resulting in loss of vehicle control. If the
> springs have excessive corrosion it may be wise to change them. One thing
> about spring replacement is that you don’t know how bad yours are until you
> do replace them and regain that spring function.
>

-- 
Neil n

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