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Re: front spring question - 1973 BGT ??

To: "James Nazarian Jr" <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>
Subject: Re: front spring question - 1973 BGT ??
From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 19:48:00 +0100
2" less than normal sounds like no springs at all!


----- Original Message -----
From: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>
To: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Cc: wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: front spring question - 1973 BGT ??


> my 71 roadster sits at 11 3/4 front and 14 rear.  this is all on stock
> springs.  I have never figured out why the front sits so low but I bottom
> out on all speed bumps and many driveways.  The car is on V8 bushings that
> I have tightened both loaded and unloaded, and it doesn't seem to make a
> difference.  The handling is great this low, although it pushes when
> driven REALLY hard but I expect this.
>
> James Nazarian
> '71 B roadster
> '71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
> '63 Buick 215
>
> On Mon, 15 May 2000, Paul Hunt wrote:
>
> > 13.5 is very low.  You might like to have a look at a selection of other
> > peoples ride heights and mods on the web site below - select 'Spanners'
and
> > 'Ride Height'.  Only two people show fronts at 13.5 or less and none
rears.
> > My new, pukka rear springs for a 73 have a rear height of 14.25/14.5
> > (original (?) fronts show 14.5)  measured from the centre of the axle to
the
> > bottom of the chrome strip.  Unladen the rear springs are only very
slightly
> > bowed, fully laden they are reverse-bowed and the axle hits the
bump-stops
> > very easily.
> >
> > A "jacked-up rear" stance are just as likely to be caused by "too-low
> > fronts" as anything wrong with the rear springs.
> >
> > PaulH.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>
> > To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:51 PM
> > Subject: front spring question - 1973 BGT ??
> >
> >
> > >       Last summer's rear suspension rebuild on my CB '73 BGT required
> > > me to remove the brand new stock leaf springs I had just installed and
> > > replace them with 1" lowered leaf springs from Moss. The brand new
'stock'
> > > leafs, jacked the back of the car up in the air. The 1" lowered leaf
> > springs
> > > made the car sit very level.
> > >
> > > My ride height (from wheel center to chrome strip) is 13.5"
> > > +/- 1/8" all the way around.
> > >
> > > question:   Now that I'm doing the front, I need spring info.
> > > WHAT SPRING SOLD BY WHOM, ARE THE RIGHT LENGTH
> > > FOR MY SETUP?
> > >
> > > If I put stock length in will it now sit too high in the front?  Moss
> > sells
> > > uprated springs that are shorter, but stiffer.
> > >
> > >         480 lb. Rate Coil Spring 264-385 $49.95
> > >         Fits rubber-bumpered roadsters and lowers car
> > >         1 inch. Sold individually.
> > >
> > >         550 lb. Rate Coil Spring 264-395 $76.90
> > >         Lowers chrome-bumpered cars 1 inch, rubber-bumper
> > >         cars 2 inches, and GT models approximately 3/4 inch. Sold
> > individually.
> > >
> > > anybody have any other sources? suggestions?
> > >
> > > I NEED INFO ON ANYONE WHO HAS INSTALLED THE 550LB SPRINGS...
> > > WHAT'S YOUR RIDE HEIGHT?  Handling? Stiffness?  Swaybar used? changed?
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul Tegler  wizardz@toad.net   http://www.teglerizer.com (new layout)
> > > OBie - '73 BGT - daily driver
> > > Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - corner ripping screamer
> > > Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - lady killer
> > >
> >
>
>


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