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Re: [Fot] Paging Tom Krieger re: rear springs

To: MadMarx <tr4racing@googlemail.com>, Bill Babcock <Billb@bnj.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Paging Tom Krieger re: rear springs
From: Kas Kastner <kaskas@cox.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:07:57 -0700
Well, it might be true for a lot of cars, but the IRS Triumph needs some umph 
in the rear end.  Anything around 600 pounds is a disaster and SLOW. I am 
talking about the stock suspension not the SCCA version. Like beer, try it 
you'll like it.
---- Bill Babcock <Billb@bnj.com> wrote: 

=============
I don't think much of stiff springs either unless you can't get the  
suspension to work

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 22, 2010, at 1:10 PM, "MadMarx" <tr4racing@googlemail.com> wrote:

> I belive in soft main springs and hard swaybars.
> My car is using the stock springs with a little rubber uprate at  
> front and
> stock leafs at rear.
> Swaybars at front and rear balance the car. At the moment I'm  
> working at
> making the swaybars stiffer than they was last year. Less bodyroll.
>
> Cheers
> Chris
>
> -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] Im
> Auftrag von Kramer, Robert
> Gesendet: Montag, 22. Mdrz 2010 19:47
> An: Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley; Friends
> Betreff: Re: [Fot] Paging Tom Krieger re: rear springs
>
> Chuck,
>
> We had talked about getting some 700 lb springs made up. I tightened  
> up my
> rear swaybar all the way and improved my car a bit but I'd still be
> interested
> in a set of springs if somebody is going to get them made. I'm  
> pretty sure
> Ted
> Schumacher can do this for us.
>
> Bob Kramer
> Sales Manager
> RDO Equipment Company
> 16415 N. IH 35
> Pflugerville, TX 78660
> 512-272-4141
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net]  
> On
> Behalf
> Of Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 12:26 PM
> To: Friends
> Subject: [Fot] Paging Tom Krieger re: rear springs
>
> Was nice to see you yesterday at the Alfa day at PIR.  My car ran
> poorly [see next email], but handled well.  IT does squat in heavy
> turn in and acceleration like in 2b [top of chicane] or 7.  So, I
> would like to know the source of the heavy duty springs you talked
> about.  Sure would like to beef mine up [500 pounds now] before SOVREN
> race on April 10th.
>
> PS, not surre Tom reads this, so if I get no response I will be back
> asking the group for contact information -- or info on where to get
> heavy duty springs.  Tom runs 900 pounders in the rrrar of his 6!
>
> --
> Chuck Arnold and Kathleen Kelley
>
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