Ke26 To Ke25 Rear Springs

[parrot]

Hi guys. Looked in the wiki and searched without luck.

 

Does anyone know if KE26 rear leaf springs are the same length as Ke25's?

[coln72]

From memory, yes - but its been a looooooong time........................... May be issues with the size of the eyes though.

[Jono.C]

Would i be right in guessing if '26 ones do fit, They'll be stiffer?

[te27]

Parrot I have ke20 leaf springs from memory they are the big eye front bushes. I can measure them if u need

[wagn]

From memory the leaves in my 20 are out of a ke26,large eye type went in with no problems

[RA28GT]

My 26 (I assume because its a panel van, but wagons may be the same) has a giant helper spring on the bottom that makes the standard height sky high, you could always put it on the top of the pack if you want a more normal height.

[parrot]

Thanks guys. I have acquired a bare shell which I need to keep off the ground. Front suspension I have spare thanks to Dfunkt from ages ago, and I have a diff setup to go in, so just need the springs. Not to fussed about height. Looking in the parts book, the helper spring is larger as RA28GT says. I have found a donor so will simply remove the whole lot from it.

 

Now just have to hope TE278U is happy for me to park the shell briefly at his place whilst I get it to a rolling stage, and time arrival for when the wife is away....

[MRMOPARMAN]

my ke25 has ke30 leaves in it (may or maynot have been converted, I'm not sure) but if it hasnt, ke3/5x springs should be easy to source compared to ke2x springs..

[parrot]

I ended up grabbing a set from a KE26 since it was sitting at the wreckers. Then had to go back a couple of days later after realising I would need the castor rods and brackets, plus crossmember to chassis bolts also.