Springs can be de-arched if you want to go to that much trouble. When I
bought new springs for my BJ8, the car sat up very high and I do not like
that profile. Took the springs to a commercial spring place and they
de-arched them about 25%. Love the ride height look now, and still have
good clearance.
Tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Michael Salter <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
> To: John Snyder <helyjohn@cablespeed.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 2/13/2007 12:21:16 AM
> Subject: RE: Spring Arch
>
> Hi John,
> You may have BJ8 springs which have considerably more arch
>
> Michael
> In New Zealand
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of John Snyder
> Sent: February 13, 2007 4:36 PM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Spring Arch
>
> 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
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