[Shotimes] my strut saga

[George Fourchy]

On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 11:09:25 -0700, sho2go wrote:

>My MTX and
>others I've seen had the JIT springs, which while having a 200lb/in rate,
>were load rated at 954 lbs.  Others that had ATXs had KMO front springs,
>also rated at 200lb/in.  but load rating of 1004 lbs. 

Sounds like you all have this covered, but just to verify these statements, when I
had those springs recurved so long ago for the lowered Lowrider, I measured how high
the assembled spring was with the car on the ground, then loaded it on a spring
testing machine.  It took about 900 pounds....maybe a touch more....to compress the
spring to the assembled height.

So that must be what an MTX weighs in the front corners.   It makes sense that an
ATX is a little heavier.  Open your hood, stand on the radiator support, and have
someone measure the fender gap.  If you weigh too much, have a teenager or someone
smaller do it.   That way you can load the car to the ATX weight, just in the front.

George