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Where and how did you get the rear springs de-arched? I'd like to lower my
rear springs on the Alpine a little.
On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 1:03=E2=80=AFPM Joe Brown <jbbrown1980@gmail.com> w=
rote:
> I think I started this thread a few weeks ago. My car started to bottom
> out and I finally figured out that I had two blown shocks and my
> leaf springs were sagging. I got the springs re-arched and started looki=
ng
> for shocks. I have a car show coming up this weekend, so time was a
> factor. I looked at Koni and Spax but the lead times were way too long. =
So
> I decided to go with KYB. Looking through the different forums I saw
> different part numbers and I finally settled on part number KG5562 for t=
he
> rears and KG4616 for the fronts. The rear shocks were a perfect fit. On
> the front shocks I needed to press out the steel bushing spacer on the ol=
d
> shocks and insert them into the KYBs. Super easy and they also fit reall=
y
> well. The whole car now sits a little higher and the handling is a milli=
on
> times better.
>
> Thanks for everybody's input.
>
> Thanks,
> Joe Brown
>
> On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 9:11=E2=80=AFPM Lionel Bohrer <lcbohrer@comcast.n=
et>
> wrote:
>
>> The Spax catalog in the classic section shows a listing for the Sunbeam
>> Tiger 64-68, in the $150 range per shock front and rear. They appear to=
be
>> single adjustable so rebound and compression change together.
>>
>>
>>
>> I got Spax shocks for my car back in the 60=E2=80=99s. Replaced a set o=
f Koni
>> shocks. Didn=E2=80=99t like the damping characteristics quite as well, =
but the
>> ability to adjust on the car was revolutionary. Soften up, drive to an
>> autocross or cross country, get to the event, turn them up and compete,
>> post event set down for the street and drive home. Many competition car=
s
>> weren=E2=80=99t trailered in those years. A great ability to accommodat=
e street
>> comfort and autocross performance. Or to adjust to your individual
>> preferences. My set are still on the car, which exited regular competit=
ion
>> in the late 90=E2=80=99s, but my two SCCA autocross national championshi=
ps in 1974
>> and 1975 were with the Spax shocks. Would be worth exploring if you nee=
d
>> shocks. They also might custom make a set of double adjustable shocks i=
f
>> you were interested.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bud Bohrer
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986> for
>> Windows
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Where and how did you get the rear springs de-arched?=C2=
=A0 I'd like to lower my rear springs on the Alpine a little.</div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Ma=
y 29, 2023 at 1:03=E2=80=AFPM Joe Brown <<a href=3D"mailto:jbbrown1980@g=
mail.com">jbbrown1980@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;bo=
rder-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
<div dir=3D"ltr">I think I started this thread a few weeks ago.=C2=A0 My ca=
r started to bottom out and I finally figured out that I had two blown shoc=
ks and my leaf=C2=A0springs were sagging.=C2=A0 I got the springs re-arched=
and started looking for shocks.<font face=3D"times new roman, serif">=C2=
=A0</font><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"> I have a car show coming up thi=
s weekend, so time was a factor.=C2=A0 I looked at Koni and Spax but the le=
ad times were way too long. So I decided to go with KYB.=C2=A0 Looking thro=
ugh the different forums I saw different part numbers and I finally settled=
on part number=C2=A0 KG5562 for the rears and KG4616 for the fronts. The r=
ear shocks were a perfect fit.=C2=A0 On the front shocks I needed to press =
out the steel bushing spacer on the old shocks and insert them into the KYB=
s.=C2=A0 Super easy and they also fit really well.=C2=A0 The whole car now =
sits a little higher and the handling is a million times better.=C2=A0=C2=
=A0</font><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font=
face=3D"arial, sans-serif">Thanks for everybody's input.</font></div><=
div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face=3D"ar=
ial, sans-serif">Thanks,</font></div><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">=
Joe Brown=C2=A0</font></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 9:11=E2=80=AFPM Lione=
l Bohrer <<a href=3D"mailto:lcbohrer@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank">lcbo=
hrer@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:s=
olid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div lang=3D=
"EN-US"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">The Spax catalog in the classic section=
shows a listing for the Sunbeam Tiger 64-68, in the $150 range per shock f=
ront and rear.=C2=A0 They appear to be single adjustable so rebound and com=
pression change together.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I got Spax shocks for my car back in the 60=E2=80=
=99s.=C2=A0 Replaced a set of Koni shocks.=C2=A0 Didn=E2=80=99t like the da=
mping characteristics quite as well, but the ability to adjust on the car w=
as revolutionary.=C2=A0 Soften up, drive to an autocross or cross country, =
get to the event, turn them up and compete, post event set down for the str=
eet and drive home.=C2=A0 Many competition cars weren=E2=80=99t trailered i=
n those years.=C2=A0 A great ability to accommodate street comfort and auto=
cross performance.=C2=A0 Or to adjust to your individual preferences.=C2=A0=
My set are still on the car, which exited regular competition in the late =
90=E2=80=99s, but my two SCCA autocross national championships in 1974 and =
1975 were with the Spax shocks.=C2=A0 Would be worth exploring if you need =
shocks.=C2=A0 They also might custom make a set of double adjustable shocks=
if you were interested.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Bud Bohrer</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u=
></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Sent from <a href=3D"https://go.microsoft.c=
om/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986" target=3D"_blank">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div></div>_____________________=
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