COULD THIS BE THE GOLD?
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Its ppl like you with this level of knowledge and expertise in an area such as this that keeps me coming back to GAW. Greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. THX!
Except for the fact that leaf springs (or coil springs) don’t act as a “backup” to the shock absorbers. The shocks prevent the sprung (and unsprung) weight from oscillating. They work together. There are big rubber buttons called bump stops that limit the suspension travel. Now, if the vans were down on the bump stops, they were indeed heavily loaded. I would be very leery about putting a 3000 lb load in the average grocery getter. Odds are the load would distort the chassis and body of the vehicle, possibly causing it to collapse. Tire loading is another problem. The tires would also be severely distorted. The max load for a passenger vehicle is well under 2000 lbs.
These are Mercedes Metris vans. They dont use springs. They use Airmatic suspension systems. I was using the term ‘leaf’ in the generic context. You are 100% correct in the general sense.
The max cargo capacity for the Metris is 3000lbs. If, they are actually hauling gold (big if) they would likely have made modifications to support the added weight.