I'm being stupid, but have you considered swapping them from side to side?
Then, in 4 years you can have 2 weak springs!!
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
From Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas at snet.net>
To: spridgets list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: July 31, 2001 11:53 AM
Subject: Sag in rear spring.
>My wife's 1969 Sprite lists to the left. I suggested that
>she trim down a bit, but that suggestion was not received
>well. Following that, I carefully jacked the car at each
>suspension point to get the chassis level. This was done on
>a drive-on lift. We determined that the left rear spring
>needs to be compresses a full inch more than the right to
>get the car to level. All the mounting points seem to match
>from one side to the other as to height above road level.
>
>Trouble is, I replaced these springs about 4 years ago with
>new ones from Moss. Oh, well.
>
>From the steps I took, is there any question that the spring
>is bad?
>
>How many leaves are supposed to be on a 1275 Sprite spring?
>I noticed in the catalogs that there are different springs
>for 948/1098, 1275, and 1500. The ones on the car are five
>leaves. I have an old rusty set with six leaves. Are those
>1500? Do the spring rates increase as the engine size got
>bigger?
>
>Who is a good source for a replacement spring?
>
>Thanks in advance for your help.
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