the rear springs on many of the early roadsters set low... right off the
boat and have not sagged over time..
the only time the rear spring goes bad is if you see a kink or crack in one
of the leafs.
take out the exstra spring and it will probibly handel better.. Also the
front needs to be about 2" lower than stock , and leave the rear spring
alone...
sway bars inprove handling more than any other part if set up correctly. i
don't have the time to go into details here.. so call me for more info ....
Mike Kerr
Restoration Products
3730 todrob Ln.
Placerville, CA 95667
Ph# 530-644-6777
Fax# 530-644-6777
E-mail mikekerr@innercite.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Wissler <Jon_Wissler@pngc.com>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, February 28, 2000 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: Handling (in mycase)
> Once again reminding you that I don't know squat, here is my
>experience, which I've shared before. My mechanic convinced me that the
>Roadsters natural inclination is to sag badly in the rear springs. We had
>an additional leaf put in, and at the same time, went with new shocks all
>around. The handling improved TREMENDOUSLY, but how much of it was due to
>new shocks I don't know. The old ones looked pretty wasted. The back end
>now sits up a bit, which I don't care for much appearance wise. The
>mechanic, who was done pretty good work for me and seems to be roadster
>knowledgeable (he races a 240Z), said he thought it would settle a bit over
>time, but it hasn't happened yet. We talked about sway bars, but he didn't
>think it would be that helpful, which the list seems to confirm. What
>other alternatives are available, as I find better handling to be my most
>sought after feature.
>
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