Patrick,
The springs were lengthened in'71 to raise the HEADLIGHTS to US Federal specs.
Don't measure the flattened end coils, they don't contribute to spring
rate.
I have re-measured my stock 79's coils both ways (off the car): 12.6
inches without the end coils; 13.3 with the ends included. (wow, same as
yours)
At 01:34 PM 2/9/99, Bowen, Patrick A. RP2 wrote:
>OK, I know this question has been asked before. I removed one of the
>springs from my '76 Spit and when installed it measured approx 8 and 1/4
>inch tall, not that it is off it measures 13 and 1/4 inch. If I remember
>correctly from the last conversation each of these numbers is about 1 inch
>too tall. Does this make since, or as someone once suggested is this to
>raise the front bumber of the spit to meet Federal standards?
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
Succasunna, NJ USA
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