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Re: stiff ride - does it have to be this way?

To: Big Sixer <healey@ledwith.com>
Subject: Re: stiff ride - does it have to be this way?
From: Alan Schultz <alan@andysnet.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:11:29 -0500
You say you have new springs. Are they correct? (Same number and 
thickness of leaves?)  Do they have the inter-leaf zinc or plastic 
material?If there is too much friction between leaves it may not give a 
smooth action.

Alan S
HBJ8

Big Sixer wrote:

>I have my car back on the road. Everything is stock, including new springs and
>rebuilt shocks.  One big thing I was hoping to have changed was the stiff ride
>in the back. Any bump over 1/2 inch in the road causes a severe jolt to the
>system.
>
>I'm pretty sure my connections at both ends of the leaf springs are moving
>freely, so... What do people recommend?  Can I remove a leaf? Has anyone done
>this? Are there after-market softer springs?
>
>Should I carry around a few hundred pounds of sand?
>
>Ryan
>BJ7
>like riding a hard-tail Harley





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