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Re: Shocks

To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Subject: Re: Shocks
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 16:10:58 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
In-reply-to: <344E85D9.2D7A@Exit109.com>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Frank Clarici wrote:

> The replacment 1/4 leafs (repros) are way oversprung.
> You have to either find NOS springs, remove 3 leafs from the repros, or
> take the car to a spring shop and have them de-arched. (best idea) 
> I know it is hard to buy new springs and them spend another 150 bucks to
> have them corrected.
> I have a set of repros from 1988, this is when I installed them and the
> car still sits up too high, it looks like a jacked up 64 Chevy! I also
> have another set of repos on my 59 with the leafs removed. I am waiting
> to justify the $150 at the spring shop.
> 
> Frank Clarici
> Too many Sprites

Frank,
just curious, why isn't it a good idea to remove leafs?  Wouldn't that get
rid of the jacked-up look and the stiffness at the same time?  

    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
.......................................................... (_o____o_)....
                                                           '67 Sprite


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