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RE: Car storage

To: JustBrits@aol.com, JustBrits@aol.com, dr-doug@classic.msn.com,
Subject: RE: Car storage
From: "doug russell" <dr-doug@classic.msn.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 98 14:20:56 UT
In a message dated 10/21/98 1:19:44 PM Central Daylight Time, dr-
doug@classic.msn.com writes:

<< Besides, I'd worry more about 
 having one of the rebound straps give way while continuously supporting the 
 weight of the suspension (which is not their intended purpose).
  >>

Dr. Doug:

   If a rebound strap gives way with just the weight of the axle on it, would
you
mind explaining whats going to happen whilst on the auto-cross course on
coming down the side of a steep hill with a 210 degree turn at bottom whilst
at speed??

Ed

Lemme see!  Assuming that the 'at speed' figure your thinking of is really 
fast, I'm guessing I'm gonna start praying a lot whilst the track curves and 
the vehicle goes straight.:)  

My concern comes from having the car jacked up where the axle is held up by 
the rebound straps.  I've noticed that the straps are very taught and in my 
response I was thinking that this tension cannot be good for the rebound strap 
over a long period of time.  I've also had to replace broken rebound straps, 
probably broke due to old age, which makes me think that rebound straps have 
limited lives.  Relatively speaking, I was thinking that the wear on a hoisted 
car's rebound straps will probably be more than the wear on other car parts 
(e.g., tires, suspension) sitting on a prone car during the winter months.

Hey, I could be totally off base here - I was just exercising some deductive 
reasoning faculties which, in my case, can often lead to faulty conclusions.

Dr. Doug 
2 Bs, 2 Cs      



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