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>M1078 suspension is burdened via heavy loads occasionally.. while the M10xx is always burdened with a heavy load when the 1079box is on it. >Sometimes there is wisdom to not second guess the design engineers... especially when the design added expense and not reduced it. Just somethings to...

think now it is Belgian Army Fokker FM2 Shelter

Owner is based in Germany if that leads to a clue.

besides load weight controll they may have gone stiffer to put less strain on the chassis so it does not crack??? below link to post in this thread does mention the 1079 has wider springs. Guess the mm fooled me.... I measured on the inch scale between my two outside and saw no difference...

M1079 leaf spring differences. Today discovered the way they wrap end bushings is slightly different between the 1079 and 1078.

has been determined elsewhere it is NOT an s280. Just need to figure out what it actually is first

Am interested in your captured spring setup. Can you offer up some pics? Resources? How you determined what spec. springs to use etc?

With cost of NOS and Previously Used by some vendors..... Im guessing you could have custom springs made to order for less cost, but that is only a guess. Having fresh springs for such a project might be wise anyway if one plans to go camper route with the box and outfit it with grey, black...

Would you be kind enough to photograph the bolded items in your list I quoted above. Am doing a similar project but using different body than the van enclosure. Much thanks in advance