What hangs down under a Transit?

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Fri 2 Mar 2007 16:56
What hangs down under a Transit? - BobbyG
I have noticed when following Transits they seem to have 2 "bars" hanging down from underneath. They are in line with rear wheels , one on each side. I assume they are maybe to do with suspension but they seem to be very low, almost as low as the bottom of the wheel (exc the tyre).

I reckon they must be very susceptible to damage - what are they?
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Fri 2 Mar 2007 16:59
What hangs down under a Transit? - Brian Tryzers
> What hangs down under a Transit?

Other than the driver's knuckles, you mean?

>:---)
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Fri 2 Mar 2007 17:00
What hangs down under a Transit? - boxsterboy
Illegal immigrants?
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Fri 2 Mar 2007 17:15
What hangs down under a Transit? - mss1tw
:-D at those two posts
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Fri 2 Mar 2007 17:20
What hangs down under a Transit? - Lud
Bottom ends of rear shock absorbers I would think. They do look vulnerable, but they can't be in practice or the design would have changed.
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Fri 2 Mar 2007 22:20
What hangs down under a Transit? - Altea Ego
Its builders van cleavage......................
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Sat 3 Mar 2007 00:51
What hangs down under a Transit? - bikerider
rear leaf springs
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Sat 3 Mar 2007 16:25
What hangs down under a Transit? - Spospe
It is unusual on this Forum to answer a simple question in a simple manner, but I will do so below: .....

The objects that you can see are the bottoms of the rear dampers (shock absorbers). This design has been used on Transits for many years and has been carried over from Mark to Mark. They do not seem vulnerable to damage, in spite of appearences to the contrary, as I have never come across any examples of ones needing replacement. For normal road use the dampers are out of the way, because they are attached to the rear axle and maintain a constant gap above the road surface.
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Sat 3 Mar 2007 16:30
What hangs down under a Transit? - Waino
Well not such a daft question IMHO because, as a bloke who drives down a lot of farm tracks, I'd always wondered about those things. Well done, Spospe, a sensible answer :-)
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Sat 3 Mar 2007 17:25
What hangs down under a Transit? - Lud
Well blow me down Spospe, I never thought of that! :o)
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Sun 4 Mar 2007 21:01
What hangs down under a Transit? - BobbyG
Spospe, thanks for the informed answer, thats my curiosity solved!
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Sat 3 Mar 2007 16:33
What hangs down under a Transit? - TimOrridge
Going off the post a bit, I see two cars round my area

A scooby doo with the biggest exhaust ever, that drags along the floor, if behind it you can hear it scraping with the tiniest amount of accelaration

A 80-90s honda civic with the tranverse rear silencer same as above, except this is even lower

Cant be any good for the rest of the exhaust system
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Sun 4 Mar 2007 21:58
What hangs down under a Transit? - Mapmaker
Well as Transits are famously bomb proof, it clearly isn't going to be a problem...!
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