Seat Ibiza leaf spring
Discussion
Hello all! The upper helper leaf on the rear transverse spring of my SEAT Ibiza is broken and has been since recently purchased. I am in search of a replacement set but the SEAT parts seem to be sparse. I have seen a few sources indicate that the rear (and some of the front) suspension of the Ibiza is also that of the FIAT Ritmo/Regata (138 series), possibly the 127/128, and the Yugo Zastava.
I have requested a few measurements from Fiat 127/128 springs on Ebay but they are all coming up shorter than the Ibiza. The spring off my vehicle measures 116cm over the arch, 101 between the arch, 24 high, and 8 wide. Would anybody who may have one of the aforementioned models (or another that may be close I'm unaware of) be willing to take a few measurements off their spring to confirm potential fitment?
The limiting factor is that I'm in the US and this is one of only two known Ibizas in the country, so all of my parts are coming from Europe at great expense when a vendor is actually willing to post overseas.
Likewise, any ideas for individual leaf springs that may work would be appreciated. The closest I've found is the Old Man Emu D25XL (sorry, my new account is unable to post links yet) available stateside which would need to be cut down on the longer beveled end to fit. However, because it is intended as an offset, lateral (non-transverse) spring it's unclear as to whether the arch would provide even load bearing form left to right when fitted transversely.
I have requested a few measurements from Fiat 127/128 springs on Ebay but they are all coming up shorter than the Ibiza. The spring off my vehicle measures 116cm over the arch, 101 between the arch, 24 high, and 8 wide. Would anybody who may have one of the aforementioned models (or another that may be close I'm unaware of) be willing to take a few measurements off their spring to confirm potential fitment?
The limiting factor is that I'm in the US and this is one of only two known Ibizas in the country, so all of my parts are coming from Europe at great expense when a vendor is actually willing to post overseas.
Likewise, any ideas for individual leaf springs that may work would be appreciated. The closest I've found is the Old Man Emu D25XL (sorry, my new account is unable to post links yet) available stateside which would need to be cut down on the longer beveled end to fit. However, because it is intended as an offset, lateral (non-transverse) spring it's unclear as to whether the arch would provide even load bearing form left to right when fitted transversely.
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