OK,
By 'lock in from the bottom of the spring', you mean put the spacer on the
bottom. Regardless of which end of the spring I tried to put the spacer on, I
could not get the inner sleeve of the spacer to slip inside the circular
diameter of the spring. I even tried freezing the spacer to make it contract
and slip in but without luck. Maybe I should have boiled the springs and froze
the spacers to get it to work.
When you start to put the spring and spacer together you will see what I mean.
Maybe the 'stock' springs from VB are not the same inner diameter as true stock
springs, thus my problem.
Let me know when you start putting them together and how you fare with them.
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On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 23:25:12 D. Michael Scott wrote:
>Steve,
>I have ...........process. The aluminum spacers appear to lock in from the
>bottom of the springs.
>D. Michael
>
>Steve Nabors wrote:
>
>> This time last year I bought a standard set of rear springs from VB and it
>didnt realy stiffen up any at all. The car has always sat rather low(IMHO) in
>the rear so I got the biggest spacers TRF had(2" I think , not sure without
>looking at a magazine). I put them in. I had to grease them to get them
>in(without spring compressors mind you). It was fairly tight fit and no room
>for the rubber insulators. Anyway, it raised th rear end about 2.75 to 3
>inches and stiffened up the rear end big time. Not a rigid ride mind you, just
>a firm ride. I'm happy with the setup. I can feel a difference in turns as
>well. The only thing that scared me(and still does) is that the inner sleeves
>of the spacers would not slide into the springs thus locking them in). I've
>checked them over time(6 months now) and they've worked in a bit but not all
>the way. If anyone has had this situation (followed by mishap), please let me
>know. This aside, I like the setup.
>>
>> Steve Nabors
>> '74 TR6
>> Future DPO of America ;-)
>> --
>>
>> On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 19:07:00 david orcutt wrote:
>> >
>> >Looking for some ideas.
>> >
>> >Last year I went through the rear end of my 75 TR6. I decided to update my
>> >rear springs with a set of heavy duty springs from british victoria out of
>> >Kansas. When I got them I found that they were apr 3/4 of an inch shorter
>> >than the originals but were stiffer. I went ahead and installed them anyway
>> >and all and all seem to be OK, however on occasion I would bottom out on the
>> >rubber snubbers. Not often.
>> >
>> >This year I'm going to pull the heavy duty springs out and go back with the
>> >originals, however I was going add the aluminum spacer that roadster sells
>> >and see what happens. I would be interested if any one else has learned of
>> >a better way to go forward or has other suggestions.
>> >
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