Walt
I replaced front and rear springs with TRF upgraded springs. I don't
remember if you are using standard or upgraded. At the same time I replaced
all my bushings with urethane. The car definately sits higher in the rear,
not sure about the front. I have not had it aligned yet although I don't
know if that will effect the height, but it seems that my fronts now have
negative (? lean in at the top) camber. I suspect that the old bushings had
distorted and that previous alignments had compensated for it. I measured
the height at each corner from the floor to the bottom of the fender lip. I
don't know what they were before the changes but are now with 205/70-15
tires:
RF 27.5
LF 27.3
RR 28.5
LR 28.25
Walt Philipson
'74 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Walter Fogle
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 3:40 PM
To: tr6taylor@webtv.net
Cc: 6Pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Front spring height
Thanks Dick. The new springs have 2 more coils and are made of thicker wire
than the original even though they are 11/16" shorter than the old.
(measured while out of the car and sitting on the workbench)
Will the replacement of all wishbone bushings, trunnions and bushes, spring
pads, and anti-sway bar rubbers and mounts add (or subtract) any ride
height? How do these items factor in to the overall height?
Best regards,
Walt Fogle
>Subject: Re: Front spring height
>Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 12:05:26 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Walt---As you may know, spring free length is only one of the
>measurements that determine compressed height. The diameter of the wire
>and the number of coils is also relative. (The more coils per relative
>spring length, the lower the rate, and of course the thicker the wire
>the higher the rate.) It is an easy check to compare these numbers to
>the springs that you are replacing.
>Springs will sag, rather than grow.
>
>Dick
>SAH___ semi-comp. springs
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