Greg,
The first question is how many leafs does each spring have the
originals had 15 leaves, currently the replacement springs sold by MOSS
etc. and called HD Springs have 9 or 10 thicker leaves, this will cause
your car to ride higher in the rear. If it has even less leaves than
that then it may be the competition springs which have spacers either
above or below the springs allowing you to adjust ride height. The
springs are supposed to point down.
Peter.
'59 Bugeye.
>Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:07:13 +0800
>To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>From: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
>Subject: "Funny" Leaf Springs
>Reply-To: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
>
>I took part in my first motorkana on the weekend - great fun, but..
>in between events a couple of club members noticed how high the rear of
my
>car sits.
>
>Inspection below revealed that the quarter elliptics point down towards
the
>ground at the rear of the car ie rear end of rear suspension, instead
of
>being sort of horizontal. Note: My Sprite is the only one I've ever
>looked underneath and it has always looked like it does now, so I'm
just
>going on other's explanations.
>
>Everyone agreed that it looked very wrong, but there were differing
>opinions as the cause and cure. Some thought the springs were broken,
>others that they "need to be reset by a springworks". in the end I was
>just left confused. Both sides look the same.
>
>I would appreciate the views on the list about what might be wrong.
>
>One thought I have had. Is it possible to put the springs in upside
down?
>
>TIA
>
>Puzzled
>
>
>
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>Greg Mahney in Perth, Western Australia.
>
>Mk 2A, Sprite, with a 948 engine (and it's my wife's anyway!)
>
>e-mail: mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au
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