The trouble is that I haven't heard of anyone whio has had sucess
with re-tempering. I've had two attempts, neither successful. The first
was useless immediately, the second set lasted only 6 months before
that sagged enough to be unusable.
I ended up getting a set of custom made leaf springs for less than the
price of a M*ss set. They also sat at the ride height I wanted and were
made from fewer, thicker leaves.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From "Frank Clarici" <spritenut at Exit109.com>
To: "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <team-thicko@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: Spring troubles
> Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
> > Today's inspection revealed th spring has a crack in it on that
> > side. I have offset racing springs that are basically a single leaf. My
> > question is, can the crack be welded and the spring be usable or is it
> > toast? The problem is, I don't think anyone makes these anymore.
>
>
> Springs are made from *spring* steel, they are tempered to make them
> springy. Welding (at home) would retemper the spring and turn it into
> just plain steel.
> A spring shop may be able to do this under controlled heat, I do not
> know for sure. Check your phone book for a truck spring shop near you
> and ask.
> There are some spring shops online, you will have to search, I had the
> URLs saved but that was before the snow white virus ate my computer.
> --
>
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> Too Many Sprites Again
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