I always thought it was a bad idea to mix metals (steel and aluminum) as it
accelerated corrosion? Is there a reason not to make the wedges of steel?
Tom Zuchowski
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bryan Vandiver
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 12:59 PM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net; RBHouston@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Rear Springs
>
>
> I have a set of VB 10-leaf 1/4 springs on my bugeye, that I
> bought about 4 or
> 5-years ago. They are definitely 'over sprung'. If I'm driving
> the car solo, the
> ride is definitely quite 'bouncy, and it is quite disconcerting
> when hitting a
> bump while cornering, and the whole car 'jumps' 6-12 inches to
> the out side,
> because the rear left the ground. It also looks like they lifted
> the car 1-1.5"
> in the rear.
> I am planning to recondition my original rear springs, and try
> them, to see how
> much they would improve the ride, since they appear to be much 'softer'.
>
> As a side note, I've been trying to come up with a good method to
> 'lower' the
> back end of 1/4 elliptical spring cars, without having to do
> major mods to the
> springs or body. I've talked with my brother who is a machinist
> about making
> some wedge shaped plates out of aluminum, that would neatly fit
> under the spring
> and change the angle enough to lower the car 1-2", using all the original
> mounting HW. Does this sound like it would be of interest to
> other people out
> there??? If there is enough interest, I can have him make up a
> 'lowering kit'
> which he can offer to list members.
>
> - Bryan Vandiver
> San Jose, CA
>
>
> >Subject: Rear Springs
> >To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> >MIME-Version: 1.0
> >
> >As the new guy on the list was just asking, I thought I'd take
> another stab
> >at my questions about the repro springs offered from the usual suspects.
> >
> >Don't they set the car's rear about an inch higher? Or did I
> dream that.
> >Does anyone have a set they hate and want to get rid of? Or am
> I better off
> >taking the old ones to be rear arched.?
> >
> >RH
>
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