Help/info needed on problem with new suspension

Is it truly an undocumented variation in spring hangers on the Toyota? Maybe you could photograph all you see parked and with a known sized object see IF IT IS REALLY TRUE.

Then again, the spring maker may have created a number of spring packs with UNDOCUMENTED increase in wrap size which they are no admitting to.if the supplier can say there is an undocumented hanger change, the fact they know of it means it IS DOCUMENTED and should be allowed for by dealers when fitting spring packs.
An easy fix is for them to supply you with correct springs if springs are the cause.
When the dealer fitted then they would have known, there and then, if using their eyes. Maybe they fit with no work light and also use sunnies with darkened lenses. If seen to be close, they should have contacted the supplier immediately before it was driven.
Perhaps their bushes have collapsed and is allowing the contact, but again not noticed by the fitting dealer.

IF AND ONLY "IF" they have to cut the wrap off, make sure they protect the mainleaf each side from grinder nicks by using a metal shielding between spring elements because if the main it nicked the main leaf will fail shortly afterwards and then with NO wrap you will crash uncontrolled.

By any chance would the spring supplier be Iron Man ??
It hardly sounds like a professional fix does it! The wraps are there obviously for a good reason

Don't know if this has anything to do with your problem but,ThreadID: 106523
Dave.

Hi Kevin,

Here I was trying to educate myself on what is the military/safety wrap and stumbled upon another thread that might provide some useful information for you - if my reading is correct, is it possible your installer installed the springs the wrong way around (ie. with the back eye in the front hanger, and front eye in the back hanger)?

See thread 106523

The military wrap is a safety precaution to prevent the spring coming off the vehicle if the main leaf breaks. I would never own a 4wd with leaf springs that did not have a military wrap.

This sounds like crock customer service - I would be asking for my money back and going somewhere else.

Just looking at different manufacturers photos they vary how they do the military wrap.
Some are a tight wrap around the inner one and some are a open wrap that provides some safety restraint in the event of the top leaf snapping.


If yours are the open wrap then the fix would be a tight wrap. Definitely not a good idea to cut them off

the guy who fitted them needs to be made aware
of consumer law which over rides everything
not fit for purpose is what its called
cheers mechpete