ill take a pic of the sleeve and post it up when it arrives
 
on another note was wondering how many leafs are on peoples spring
bloke from small ford said v6's have a 4 leaf spring but mine late 72 model  has 3 leaf and some others i have seen have 3 leaf as well
and have seen a couple who only have 1 leaf
 
these cars can be a bit confusing at times with so many different bits from yr to yr

I think 4 leaf are V6 (rare), 3 leaf 4cyl, single leaf Mk2 or Mk3 originally (or aftermarket).

My V6 has 4 leaves that look original................the former owner wanted more stiffness so he added an "over-ride" booster leaf as they did back then to save pulling everything out to add another leaf!.........this was mainly done for towing vans and/or heavy bootloads with 4 passengers as regular use, even tho mine has no sign of ever having been fitted with a towbar.
I find the suspension very tight and seems to keep the V6 in good control..............became suspiscious so
I disconnected the shockers to make sure they weren't seized and giving me false impressions; but no, they were fine!
Bernie

looks like i might get a 4th leaf fitted to my 3 leaf ones ..
 
 

BEE VEE
....the former owner wanted more stiffness so he added an "over-ride" booster leaf as they did back then to save pulling everything out to add another leaf!......
I find the suspension very tight and seems to keep the V6 in good control..........

One of my cars came with a Booster spring set. This was clamped under the ordinary leaf spring with square-shaped U bolts.  Tight is right. I found it far too tight, and deadly in the wet.  Better once removed.

The 'booster' spring is part of the country suspension pack, but I presume you could order it later.

I'll check what my cars have re: how many leafs and let you know.

Cheers
Jamie

Single leaf rear springs were also standard on RS3100s.

You're right accapmad,
but it won't be a prob for me as I dont believe in driving any collectable in the wet, as it just promotes rust and increases the risk of some nil-insurance idiot/druggie/drunk hitting you. I'm sure they think theyre all invincible with their 4 disc ABS, dozen air bags, VSC, etc etc !
I find the extra stiffness eliminates "wheel tramp" and body roll

Good move Rod

got the sleeve today from yesterford in victoria
 
here is pic of the bush and sleeve