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Re: [Healeys] 100 +

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 +
From: "Fred Crowley" <fredcrowley@teamhealeytexas.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:10:14 -0500
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On my race '62 3000, at Texas World Speedway, I regularly get the car up to around 130 mph at the end of the start/finish straight. I've lowered the front end about 1 1/2 inches and the rear about 3/8", use competition springs up front and comp leaf springs in back (D. Welch). Rock solid (relatively speaking - it is an old english bus after all). Lowering the car looks good and has stabilized the car at speed, but of course this has only made ground clearance even worse. No problem at the track, but one needs to be more conscious of obstructions on the street. An obvious question to me tho', do y'all want to do a 100mph with a street car. Most speed limits top out @70 (75 in west Texas), so I would think that a little better stability over a 100 would be a non-issue at legal speeds (be aware of course that I've sucked up a lot of 110 octane fuel over the years so my perspective might be a tad different)????? Good tires and a solid suspension (good shocks, springs, alignment and camber) would probably give a better return than coping with a lower ground clearance.

Y'all take care, eh?
Fred
a.k. Team Healey Texas

-----Original Message----- From: EDWARD ANDERSON
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 1:23 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 +

I should have asked this when it was the hot topic of the week. I noticed that
nearly everyone who had got their Healey over the ton had mentioned the too
light front end except the one who got to 160 something. Anyone know what that
person did to hold down front? The only thing I can think of that might work
would be a spoiler mounted on top of shroud in front of hood ( pref removeable
) so air pressure would hold front down. Yes-no?
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