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Originally Posted by p76rangie
SCSL, as most of the photos show, the spring is only held at the bottom. This is how they come from the factory. If the wheel drops too far the spring will come out from the top. Without cones the spring will most likely not go back in properly. The axle movement is limited by the shocks to stop the springs coming out of the top bracket.
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Yep I agree with this.
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Originally Posted by p76rangie
It is only when you move shock mounts or fit longer shocks that the springs will dislocate
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But not this, lol
As I've stated twice already in this thread the springs can pop out of the top retainer under full articulation on a 100% factory stock vehicle.
This is why for ARC events it is permitted to use a plastic cable tie to attach the spring to the top retainer, thus preventing the springs popping out. This method was decided because if there is any rust present the cable tie is more likely to break before ripping the top retainer off the vehicle.
EDIT: Here's is one of the Land Rovers which had the springs fall out the retainers. Apart from the required saftey equipment it is a bog standard 2.5 TD 90 truck cab.
