[Spridgets] Friend with Suspension Question

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

Arguably the half elliptic spring will give a smoother ride than the  
quarter elliptic spring.  It's quite a lot of work to undertake the  conversion 
and I'm not convinced it would be worth the trouble.
 
Weslake-Monza 1330
 
In a message dated 17/09/2010 23:44:48 GMT Daylight Time,  
khargreaves2 at gmail.com writes:

I have a  friend who bought a 59 Bugeye. . he also bought a 71 Midget for
parts and  he thinks he would be better off to convert the rear springs to
the full  length type.

I told him that he would be better off to leave the rear  half springs that
are already on his Bugeye . . and save himself from the  hassle of trying to
weld in new mounts for the longer springs.  And  that the half length 
springs
will allow his car to handle better as they  were part of the original
design.

I told him that I would send a  note to the list to confirm.

Any input to try and save my friend from  doing the unnecessary is  
welcomed.


Thanks,

Kirk