I'll wager a couple of guesses that might or might not be correct.
A: The springs off of the 1970 might be correct, but "fresher" than the ones
you removed, and it is now sitting at the correct height.
B: Did you tighten all of the rear shakle bolts & bushings with the full
weight of the car on them, including ballast equal to driver weight, or did
you tighten them with the axle hanging down?
C: Combination of A & B.
I am running with a set of Moss 1" lower rear springs, and have been quite
happy with them. The car does bottom out on the rubber stops occasionally,
and exhaust drags on speed bumps from time to time.
David Riker
davriker@pacbell.net
http://home.pacbell.net/davriker/
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----- Original Message -----
From "David Lieb" <dbl at chicagolandmgclub.com>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 6:41 PM
Subject: Springs
>A couple weeks ago I broke the main leaf of one of my rear springs as I was
>peacefully driving along. I had a spare set I had glommed onto from a 1970
>Midget, so I pulled the offending spring and immediately realized that the
>spare springs had WAY too much arch and looked to have been intended for a
>1500, despite the fact that I pulled them off of a 1970. Happens. So, I
>went ahead and replaced both springs. Works fine, but I am sitting about an
>inch and a half higher than before (as I would expect from 1500 springs)
>and
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