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Re: Rubber Bump Stop Patent #55

To: Gary Speckman <speckman@coredcs.com>
Subject: Re: Rubber Bump Stop Patent #55
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 21:16:10 -0400
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Organization: Positive Earth Drivers Club
References: <199907021413.JAA23855@chaos.coredcs.com>
Reply-to: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Gary Speckman wrote:

> 
> He also said 1/4" will lower the car quite a bit, this is true, so dont be
> tempted to go overboard.


Gar, If you get new (chinese steel) rear springs, you can wedge then
6-8" and it will still be too high.
Seriously, Gary is right about the 1/4" or so, I think I wedged mine
about 3/8", and I had the over sprung leafs.
Good point on the bump stops too. I did npt cut mine down and I often
felt them bottom out on the road. 



-- 
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
Bugeye Sprite
67 Sprite
59 A40
http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/

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