You have quarter elliptic springs right? If so, they normally curve down
at the rear. It is easy enough to lower the rear of quarter elliptic cars -
just add a little wedge underneath the springs in the spring hanger (thick
side at front). The wedge doesn't have to be very thick. I don't know just
how high you car is, but 1/16" to 1/8" on the thick part of the wedge,
tapering
down to zero should be sufficient.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 2:12 PM
Subject: "Funny" Leaf Springs
>I took part in my first motorkana on the weekend - great fun, but..
>in between events a couple of club members noticed how high the rear of my
>car sits.
>
>Inspection below revealed that the quarter elliptics point down towards the
>ground at the rear of the car ie rear end of rear suspension, instead of
>being sort of horizontal. Note: My Sprite is the only one I've ever
>looked underneath and it has always looked like it does now, so I'm just
>going on other's explanations.
>
>Everyone agreed that it looked very wrong, but there were differing
>opinions as the cause and cure. Some thought the springs were broken,
>others that they "need to be reset by a springworks". in the end I was
>just left confused. Both sides look the same.
>
>I would appreciate the views on the list about what might be wrong.
>
>One thought I have had. Is it possible to put the springs in upside down?
>
>TIA
>
>Puzzled
>
>
>
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>Greg Mahney in Perth, Western Australia.
>
>Mk 2A, Sprite, with a 948 engine (and it's my wife's anyway!)
>
>e-mail: mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au
>
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