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MQ suspension Q

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:55 am
by Da Zook
i had a look under my diesel MQ shorty and it only had 3 leaves up front and 4 up rear. Is this standard? it seems a bit meager for such a big 4b

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:58 am
by bazzle
Normal.
Leaf have many variable, ie, centre thickness etc
Some MQs have 6 leafs but thinner and same length, others have more normal staggered etc.

Bazzle

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:21 pm
by MARKx4
When i bought my MK petrol shorty it had 3 leaves up front and 4 leaves in the rear.

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:18 pm
by gone fishin
most likely all the leaves are the same length are they, if so these are parabolic leaves and 3 or 4 is normal but you won't get real good load carrying ability, but they give a softer ride and flex better than staggered packs

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:53 pm
by MARKx4
gone fishin wrote:most likely all the leaves are the same length are they, if so these are parabolic leaves and 3 or 4 is normal but you won't get real good load carrying ability, but they give a softer ride and flex better than staggered packs
Mine where all the same length. And the ride was great. I miss them and sometimes i wish i got rid of them. :cry:

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:53 pm
by Screwy
They are much thicker leaves if there is 3 in the front and they are all the same length as stated above...

mine had 6 up front and were very thin, rears had 5 i think and were 8mm thick i think from memory....

my fronts if in a large pack are only 6mm thick, and weak, if you remove leaves on the smaller type they wrap on you very quickly....

My lux leaves are 8mm and i run 5 including a small front one so only 4 of any size, they flex like buggery with the shackle setup and down wrap.....

your leaves are perfect for what your use is... my pick of the setups

screwy