yeah the mk1 has a single rear leaf spring but from what i have seen its just the same as the pics i have seen on here.

oh yes i will add pics too.

sorry if we have taken over this thread slightly

John Smith from the VOC gave me some books etc last night, and when going through them in the pub, it looks like the mk1 has a single transverse leaf coming off the diff... Like the new (I want to say chevy, but could be mustang?) with the carbon single rear leaf.

I've not seen a mk1 in the scrappies for years, so can't remember!

Are you sure its a leaf spring chris? Afaik all 300 had same rear suspension design. However i know vert early cars had a damper mounted to the back of the diff, this however was brought to volvo as a problem area and so in the green fitting books there was a bulliten to remove said damper!!!!
Adam

from what i have seen on my 343 there is a upright damper and a single leaf spring. if thats what its called?

its a single flexible metal bar that is in place of a coil style spring. same as the 360's i have seen pictured on the forum.

if i get a chance when i get home i will start a thread and put a few pics of the leaf springs.

i will call the thread..............my yellow 343
original isnt it

Sounds like a standard 300 setup to me... and I recall the same as what Adam said...

Have you been smoking something Chris? I know it's a special day...

Facelift 960s have a transverse leaf spring....wierd!

Really stupid, slightly insulting question.....sure you're not thinking of the axle beam?

cheers

James

The suspension on all 300's is basicaly the same - rear end wise its the same as the 66 in set up.

Just re-reading the books, the quote is "... Superior qualities of the de Dion rear axel combined with single leaf springs..."

Could be the diagram that I though showed the leaf springs is actually the box mounts, but not sure! I don't have a scanner here, I'll have to suss something out!