LEAF springs were fitted to utility Land Rovers until the launch of the coil-sprung Ninety and One Ten in the early 1980s. They were the most common type of suspension on cars until the late 1970s and are still fitted on many 4x4s today. However, some owners feel the standard leaf springs fitted to Series Land Roves are not the best when it comes to comfort and off-road ability; others would not agree.
The most popular option to standard off-the-shelf replacement leaf springs or even specialist-made leaf springs, is to fit parabolic leaf springs. A basic leaf spring is in the form of an arc, shaped from differing lengths of spring steel, held together along their lengths by a centre bolt and various clips. Parabolic springsin the centre. Today, parabolic springs are fitted to many buses and can even be manufactured in composite plastic.
