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I have a pair of Mulfab 115lb springs that I fitted very briefly to my +4 that you can have for £35.00 + p&p (new ones are about £90 delivered).
Although Peter told me they were suitable for cars fitted with their steering bearings, I found them a bit of a bugger to fit and needed spring compressors to get them on (and off) as they are slightly longer than the originals (310mm uncompressed).
They've done no more than 60 or so miles, but have a few scratches where the spring compressors took the paint off.
Send me a PM if you're interested, or give me a bell on 0116 2695636.
Sid
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I have a pair of Mulfab 115lb springs that I fitted very briefly to my +4 that you can have for £35.00 + p&p (new ones are about £90 delivered).
Although Peter told me they were suitable for cars fitted with their steering bearings, I found them a bit of a bugger to fit and needed spring compressors to get them on (and off) as they are slightly longer than the originals (310mm uncompressed).
They've done no more than 60 or so miles, but have a few scratches where the spring compressors took the paint off.
Send me a PM if you're interested, or give me a bell on 0116 2695636. You should never use spring compressor on Morgan springs I believe as there is not enough room for them to grip properly and can be very dangerous. Their are articles on how to remove and replace on various sites, basically using long bolts in the bottom brackets to gradually release the springs and the reverse to compress.
Adrian
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I did use the long bolt method Adrian, but still found I needed to compress the springs by over an inch to get them to fit between the hub and the upper mounting. Working in the confines of my small, single garage I used my modified spring compressors (that I used years ago to replace the front springs on my Mk2 Cortina 1600E - oh, happy days...)and had no problems in the end, but yes, it can be a dangerous undertaking if they're not engaged securely!
All is now well, however, as new chrome kingpins, bushes and steering bearings all fitted and performing well.
Sid
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I did use the long bolt method Adrian, but still found I needed to compress the springs by over an inch to get them to fit between the hub and the upper mounting.
Oh I bet that was a tense job  , do they normally have to be compressed that much. I did need to on my +8? I am planning to replace king pins with hardened chrome and bearings from Mulfab, and probably putting some slightly stiffer ones in, oh what fun! 
Adrian
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I used motorbike compressors on my first kingpin job on the Roadster, but could have done it without. If you look at my first kingpin post you'll see that they wandered around the spiral, and I had to try to hold them with cable ties. Not great. So when I did Mr Bumble, I just used the long threaded rod method, which is straightforward, if a bit tedious.
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 I got the skinniest compressors I could find off eBay and carefully ground them until they fitted the springs.
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I was surprised to find mine new springs were too long too. I placed them on the hub with the hub in place and used a piece of thin steel about 3 by 20 inches between the spring top and the bottom side of the upper king pin mount. I pried it level and shoved the spring into place, inserted the king pin part way and removed the steel pry plate. Not pretty, but effective.
Last edited by The Phantod; 18/07/15 10:09 PM.
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