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Re: [Healeys] 100 Rear Springs

To: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 Rear Springs
From: John Sims via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:09:42 +0000 (UTC)
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On Monday, October 25, 2021, 8:05 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys <healeys@au=
tox.team.net> wrote:

Hi Michael -
My experience is to have spring makers in the UK make them up.=C2=A0 There =
are several there, and generally they know what they are doing.

Best,
Alan
On Fri, 22 Oct 2021 at 2:26 AM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com> wr=
ote:

As is so common with "offshore " products I'm having ongoing problems with =
the currently available rear springs, in particular those for the 100.It se=
ems that all the usual suspects source these from the same manufacturer in =
India and it is my suspicion that these are made from substandard steel.=C2=
=A0Typically leaf springs are made from 5160 steel which is incredibly resi=
stant to deformation and fatigue. I don't have facilities to determine what=
 steel is used to make these springs but it certainly isn't 5160!!Has anyon=
e found a source for rear springs which last more than a few years?
M
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tober 25, 2021, 8:05 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys &lt;healeys@autox.team.n=
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div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi Michael -</div><div><br></div><div>My experience is=
 to have spring makers in the UK make them up.&nbsp; There are several ther=
e, and generally they know what they are doing.<br><br>Best,</div><div><br>=
</div><div>Alan</div></div><div><br><div class=3D"yiv4138714625gmail_quote"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"yiv4138714625gmail_attr">On Fri, 22 Oct 2021 at =
2:26 AM, Michael Salter &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" ymailto=
=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:michae=
lsalter@gmail.com">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockqu=
ote class=3D"yiv4138714625gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div>As is so commo=
n with "offshore " products I'm having ongoing problems with the currently =
available rear springs, in particular those for the 100.<div>It seems that =
all the usual suspects source these from the same manufacturer in India and=
 it is my suspicion that these are made from substandard steel.&nbsp;</div>=
<div>Typically leaf springs are made from 5160 steel which is incredibly re=
sistant to deformation and fatigue. I don't have facilities to determine wh=
at steel is used to make these springs but it certainly isn't 5160!!</div><=
div>Has anyone found a source for rear springs which last more than a few y=
ears?</div><div><br></div><div>M</div><div><br></div></div>
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