> So I'm putting together a stocker TR3 (long story) and I get to the rear
> springs, and realize I don't know whether the arch goes up or
> down. The Moss
> catalog says up, the shop manual doesn't say. Peyote is no help since it's
> rear spring attaches high on the roll cage, and the cheater has special
> lowering blocks and a two leaf spring that arches downwards.
For a stock spring, the eyes are above the main leaf. The spring is nearly
flat, so may arch up or down depending on state of sag and load applied.
New unloaded springs arch down slightly, ISTR the arch is gone by the time
you bolt up the rear axle.
Randall
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