510 Leaf Springs

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Conner
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510 Leaf Springs

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Can anyone who has an early 510 confirm or deny that the rear leaf springs are the same as those in the contemporary roadsters? The reason I ask is because energy suspension has a $17 eurethane leaf spring bushing kit (part #7.7102) for the early 510s but no application for the roadster. If the bushings are the same size I'm going with the one from ES.
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Andy,

You need to find out if it is a kit for the wagon or the sedan or two door. The wagon has the live axle while the other bodies have IRS. The live axle has a very good chance of working. The IRS has no chance without a liberal application of the hot wrench.

BTW, you are a WILD MAN for stuffing a roadster chassis into that SUV.
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