gday,
i brought myself a set of lowering blocks off ebay for my 120y, has any1 done the same?
i got the guys @ mr. muffler to install them as i didn't have the time to do it myself.
i got it back and found that the block doesn't sit flat with the spring pack.
the raised section that is part of the spring pack doesn't fit inside the locating hole of the bottom of the block.
the block has a hole diameter of 13mm, and there is a gap of about 5mm between the block and spring pack.
shouldn't they fit together flush?
if any one has a pic of how it should all fit could they please post it up on here.
cheers

some one must at least have a pic of their lowering blocks installed

From your description, it sounds like the hole in the lowering block where the spring's centerbolt fits in, is too small, & the licenced motor vehicle repairer that you paid good money to, in order for them to perform a professional job, has just bolted it together anyway.

If this is true, then they have retrurned the car to you in an unsafe condition & are probably guilty of an offense under the act.

The top & bottom faces of the lowering block must be firmly sandwiched between the spring leaf & the mounting pad on the axle housing with no gaps whatsoever. It sounds like the 'qualified tradesman' isn't so qualified after all. I wonder if he has a licence? If not, then that would also be another offense.

you are exactly right dodgeman, it should sit flush with the springs . the way it is right now things eventually come loose in a short period of time.

not that he can make a complaint in vic against the mechanic as it is illegal to fit or have lowring blocks fitted to your car for roadworthy conditions.

the ebay sets never fit anyway. leave some bad feed back or buy a set from supercheap etc and then return for a store credit as the ones that came in the box were not the ones written on the box. not that i would condone this but it happens a lot. especially withebay copied items

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So the incompetent tradesman failed to advise that it was illegal to fit the blocks, then fitted them in an unsafe way, then charged money for the privelige.
I'd say that there's quite good grounds for complaint through the relevant body.

It's not a legal requirement that the owner be aware of all the regulations, but a licenced repairer should be, & to send the car out in an unsafe condition like that is completely unacceptable.

if its a solid block then just open up the hole a little bit

sound dangerous the way it is installed at the moment

120y's have two diffs, if its the h-series they have a small locating pin on top if its borg warner the locator is like a 20c coin

its possible you have a borg warner diff and are trying to install spacers for a h-series diff

ive heard that only metal lowering blocks are legal

but i cant remember where i heard it and i dont know how reliable that forgotten source was

im pretty sure they are legal as long as they are located with the pin properley, actually thinking about it they may have to be bolted to the leafs

Did I miss something Again?
Where has it been said money has been paid? Looks to have come from the same place that insisted that another member was threatening to shoot some body.

Since you know that the block has a 13mm hole. This tells me you have since pulled the blocks out or Mr Muffler informed you that they wont fit because this hole is too small.
Is the locating pin on the leafspring wider than 13mm or is the hole in the block not deep enough for the locating pin? Either way you should be able to drill it to suit.
How is the fit of the pin ontop of the block when its mated to the diff?

What makes a competant tradesman? Is it a repairers license? Because you dont need to be a tradesman to get a repairers license.
Is a competant tradesman someone who has completed a trades course and apprenticeship and has become certified?
To me an incompetant tradesman is someone who begins an apprenticeship, then fails to complete it but still feels they can pose as a Certified Tradesman.

There are many parts that get fitted to cars that are illegal and can be defected. But show me on any pinkslip or blueslip where these can all be failed during a rego inspection.