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| ME733 |
 Jul 18 2009, 09:33 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 842 Joined: 25-June 08 From: Atlanta Ga. Member No.: 9,209 Region Association: South East States  |
I enjoy the soft (er) ride that has evolved of the last 36 years from my TIRED original springs...The rear is about one half inch lower than I prefer. The question is ..does anyone make "spring spacers" which would allow the continued use of my old soft springs. this is a street car only....period. advise appreciated.
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| Joe Bob |
Jul 18 2009, 09:46 AM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Why don't you simply lower the front end......lot's easier....
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| underthetire |
Jul 18 2009, 06:35 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(ME733 @ Jul 18 2009, 08:33 AM)  I enjoy the soft (er) ride that has evolved of the last 36 years from my TIRED original springs...The rear is about one half inch lower than I prefer. The question is ..does anyone make "spring spacers" which would allow the continued use of my old soft springs. this is a street car only....period. advise appreciated. The local kragens sold coils spring spacers. Just little rubber blocks that slip in the coil. Don't know how well they work, but hey they were cheap. |
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| paroxysm |
Jul 18 2009, 06:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 4-April 04 From: chilliwack bc canada Member No.: 1,888 |
one time when I was younger I chopped the springs on my 68 mustang too much and ended up using the rubber blocks to raise it up, they're still in there 12 years later.
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| ME733 |
Jul 19 2009, 12:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 842 Joined: 25-June 08 From: Atlanta Ga. Member No.: 9,209 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(mikez @ Jul 18 2009, 11:46 AM) Why don't you simply lower the front end......lot's easier.... Well mikez, I am trying to maintain SOME ground clearance., I am using 205-50 -15 tires...and the backup set of 195-60-15s are virtually the same diamenter/height....and I just don,t want to HAVE to install a steering rack,tie rod spacer kit to maintain a proper alignment/ front end geomentory (sp)....However the alternative, as you have pointed out, is to lower the front end. If I have to do this it will require a complete ,castor ,camber,toe ,ackerman effect, check on the front end alignment......more work I know, than stuffing in a couple of spring spacers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| r_towle |
Jul 19 2009, 04:02 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,588 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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You may want to consider purchasing new springs in the stock spring rate....they will lift the rear back up again and they produce a very subtle ride....
If you cant or dont want to spend the money on new, I probably have a set of slightly used (a week..then I bought 180 lb springs) 50% off whatever the average retail ones are is good with me. Rich |
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