I have a set of VB 10-leaf 1/4 springs on my bugeye, that I bought about 4 or
5-years ago. They are definitely 'over sprung'. If I'm driving the car solo,
the
ride is definitely quite 'bouncy, and it is quite disconcerting when hitting a
bump while cornering, and the whole car 'jumps' 6-12 inches to the out side,
because the rear left the ground. It also looks like they lifted the car 1-1.5"
in the rear.
I am planning to recondition my original rear springs, and try them, to see how
much they would improve the ride, since they appear to be much 'softer'.
As a side note, I've been trying to come up with a good method to 'lower' the
back end of 1/4 elliptical spring cars, without having to do major mods to the
springs or body. I've talked with my brother who is a machinist about making
some wedge shaped plates out of aluminum, that would neatly fit under the
spring
and change the angle enough to lower the car 1-2", using all the original
mounting HW. Does this sound like it would be of interest to other people out
there??? If there is enough interest, I can have him make up a 'lowering kit'
which he can offer to list members.
- Bryan Vandiver
San Jose, CA
>Subject: Rear Springs
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net
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>As the new guy on the list was just asking, I thought I'd take another stab
>at my questions about the repro springs offered from the usual suspects.
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>Don't they set the car's rear about an inch higher? Or did I dream that.
>Does anyone have a set they hate and want to get rid of? Or am I better off
>taking the old ones to be rear arched.?
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>RH
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