Hi John,
You may have BJ8 springs which have considerably more arch
Michael
In New Zealand
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of John Snyder
Sent: February 13, 2007 4:36 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Spring Arch
This may be regarded as a dumb question, but here it is.
I am doing a ground up resto on a 1959 BN7 that was converted to a race
car in
1961, and put into storage on jack stands in 1974. During disassembly I
found
that the car had been lowered. The rear springs were almost flat and
the
front coils had been cut. I bought a pair of used, stock rear springs.
These
had not been used for many years, no rust, original factory flat black
paint.
These springs seem to have too much arch. Is it possible, that after
sitting
for many years, they regained their original un-installed arch and will
"settle" down once I finish the resto and put the car on the road?
TIA
John Snyder
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