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Subject: Spring Arch
From: "John Snyder" <helyjohn@cablespeed.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:35:50 -0800
This may be regarded as a dumb question, but here it is.

I am doing a ground up resto on a 1959 BN7 that was converted to a race car in
1961, and put into storage on jack stands in 1974.  During disassembly I found
that the car had been lowered.  The rear springs were almost flat and the
front coils had been cut.  I bought a pair of used, stock rear springs.  These
had not been used for many years, no rust, original factory flat black paint.
These springs seem to have too much arch.  Is it possible, that after sitting
for many years, they regained their original un-installed arch and will
"settle" down once I finish the resto and put the car on the road?

TIA

John Snyder




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