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Re: Rear spring sag??????

To: "James Carpenter" <james.carpenter@jccsystems.swinternet.co.uk>,
Subject: Re: Rear spring sag??????
From: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 21:48:38 -0400
James, good point.

When I installed new roll bar bushes on my car, I laid it on the ground,
and it WAS a bit out of level.   

I simply swapped sides when I re-installed it. Perhaps in another 20 years
it will be level once again!

Atwell "Optimist" Haines

'79 Spitfire
Succasunna, NJ USA


At 12:36 AM 6/18/99 +0100, James Carpenter wrote:
>Don't forget problem up front.  I've noticed it on my car, the anti role bar
>bends!  Lower on the drivers side, (RHD in my case) remove it and my car
>sits level (even when I have my warn old spring)!    Put the bar on a level
>ground an you will notice one end higher.  A spring shop should be able to
>streighten it for you and retemper it!
>
>Infact I would sugest replaceing that plastic bit, and streightening the
>antirole bar, new bushes for it.  Then a new rear spring if its showing its
>age.  Folowed by air shocks if all that fails.
>
>Remember that the swing spring has almost know antirole propertys, and you
>have that huge bar up front trying to stop the lean.  The anti role bar has
>a huge influance.
>
>

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