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Re: Lowering A Bugeye

To: Bryan Vandiver <bryan.vandiver@sun.com>
Subject: Re: Lowering A Bugeye
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 14:42:24 -0800
Cc: Larry Miller <millerls@ado13.com>, Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Organization: WFO Racing
References: <007c01c09218$b2a45b40$d4695098@larry> <3A831A1F.F9F0FE1@sun.com>
Larry,

Make new shackles... any amount of lowering you want.  I did, worked great.

Herb

Bryan Vandiver wrote:

> Larry,
>
> That would all depend on the shape (angle) of the wedge.
> If you extrapolate the angle over the entire length of the spring, that
> should give you the ammount it raises the spring (lowers the car).
>
>  - Bryan
>
> Larry Miller wrote:
> >
> > When using a wedge between the rear leaf spring and the spring box on a 1/4
> > leaf car, is there a 1 to 1 relationship between the thickness of the wedge
> > used, and the amount the rear will be lowered?
> >
> > Larry Miller
> > http://www.ado13.com

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