At 11:41 PM 7/15/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi List: Does anybody know what height the new coil springs measure for a
>early 74 B? I am trying to determine if I should replace mine or
>not. They are already out of the car and I have new rear leaf springs.
>
>The coil springs I may be ordering are Moss 264-380
I'm not sure of the height. I initially used two used ones on my 72B. I had
several extras so I took the ones that measured the correct height (it was
somewhere around 10" for the springs themselves as I recall). But after I
put in new rear springs and measured the car heights at all four tires, I
found one of the front sides was 1" lower than the other so I replaced the
springs with new Moss ones (264-375?) and now the front evenly measures on
both sides - chrome strip to middle of wheel at about 13.5". I did have to
put in the lowering blocks on the new leaf springs to get the heights to
measure similarly on the rear, except one side is still about 1/2" or so
higher.
In short, I would recommend putting in new springs as they are not very
expensive.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
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