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Re: Reduce leaf spring travel?

To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Reduce leaf spring travel?
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 09:21:52 -0500
The reason they changed the springs is that the 66 springs were just too
stiff for good handling and the ride was not so good either. Several racers
use them rather than the comp springs as the comp springs are too stiff for
many tracks because of less than perfect track conditions.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Waltz" <printner@comcast.net>
To: "'datsunmike'" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; <ambradley@frontiernet.net>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 9:03 AM
Subject: RE: Reduce leaf spring travel?


> >You can always use 66/67 springs which are stiffer but not competition
>
> The 66/67 springs are a hair shorter, too.  I got a new set from Nissan,
> and they're about 1/2 shorter in height when sitting on the ground.  The
> comp springs were almost perfectly flat.






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