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by Rex_tulips - 30/07/25 07:59 PM
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I removed the lowering blocks on mine.
That reduced grounding a lot.
The spare wheel can not cause that much difference compared to co-pilot and a big suitcase on the rack which is standard on holiday trips. My car can handle the weight in the rear.
Hannes, which leaf springs do you use. And does the height without the lowering blocks still match the front hight or had you to level up the front as well? In the „Have you driven today...“ thread your car in the recent photo looks quite balanced.
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In the case my car also should have this lowering blocks, is it easy to remove them just for a test of looks and drivability? I think you would need new u-bolts of the correct length.
Doug
2011 Plus 4 in Rich Maroon
1972 750 “ComDom” sprinter
1958 Triton 650
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Doug, yes that is obviously to see in Craigs photo. But can the lowering block easily be removed or is there a huge tension by the spring when loosing the u-bolts?
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Try GoMog there is something in there on that and on the 4/4 Sports lowering blocks. Most of which is wrong.....
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I removed the lowering blocks on mine.
That reduced grounding a lot.
The spare wheel can not cause that much difference compared to co-pilot and a big suitcase on the rack which is standard on holiday trips. My car can handle the weight in the rear.
Hannes, which leaf springs do you use. And does the height without the lowering blocks still match the front hight or had you to level up the front as well? In the „Have you driven today...“ thread your car in the recent photo looks quite balanced. I am still with the original soft springs. No time yet to change for the ones I got from Germany.😉 No changes on the front either. I felt no need to adjust headlight settings so the different in height is marginal, but noticeable at rear suspension
Hannes
once: Green M3W; 2013
now: Red 4/4 Sport; 2011
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I think the first step Vassilis would be to have a look at your axle to see if there are any existing blocks between the top leaf of the spring and the axle. Whilst there, count how many leaves are on your current springs to determine whether a change from standard has already been made. I did a check: There is a block there and there are 4 leaves on the springs, although the whole thing is in a rather sorry state. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2020/06/12/IMG_2075.jpg)
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That looks standard to me - no block?
1972 4/4 4 seater, 1981 MGB GT
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Regardless of whether the information is correct or not, there is a good photo of what the blocks look like in situ: GoMog Lowering Block Info
1972 4/4 4 seater, 1981 MGB GT
1984 Harley Davidson Electra Glide, 1990 Kawasaki ZX10
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I think the first step Vassilis would be to have a look at your axle to see if there are any existing blocks between the top leaf of the spring and the axle. Whilst there, count how many leaves are on your current springs to determine whether a change from standard has already been made. I did a check: There is a block there and there are 4 leaves on the springs, although the whole thing is in a rather sorry state. That's just the standard locating / load spreading block
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for the ease of this thread - the picture from the gomog ![[Linked Image]](https://up.picr.de/38766393dw.jpeg) This bloc got removed from my car and has changed things to the better for me. New and shorter U-clamps were installed
Hannes
once: Green M3W; 2013
now: Red 4/4 Sport; 2011
and some practical cars for use in real life
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