bill, re-arch or replacethe spring. shocks are not not meant to carry weight.
springs support weight while shocks control vertical movement this vertical
movement is called jounce and rebound and is controlled by the internal rate of
the shock. for example, in drag racing you want the weight to transfer to the
rear to increase traction (rear wheel drive) so a drag race shock is a 90/10.
this allows the weight to immediately goto the rear and then slwoly settle back
to the front. a road race shock is normally 50/50 or 60/40 so weight transfer
is applied equally during acceleration adn braking events. ted
BillG wrote:
> Greetings, All.
>
> I'm debating the best way to fix the sag in my '74 Spit. As I see it there
> are 3 options: install a new spring, re-curve the existing spring, or
> install air shocks. A new spring seems pretty straight forward. Re-curving
> a 26 year old spring seems marginal. Would it hold up or just sag again?
> Air shocks seem the simplest. I don't plan on building a race car and don't
> need Spax shocks set on "rock hard." Air shocks would also allow adjustment
> for the times when I need the load capacity. What are the experiences and
> opinions of the list?
>
> Bill G
> 1974 Spitfire
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