On Thu, 12 Feb 1998, Jeff Sharpe wrote:
> Our '79 Midget (still) leans badly on the driver's side. I just had new
> lower, stiffer coils put in the front, but it didn't affect the lean
> appreciably. Re-arcing the rear leaf on that side helped a little, but it's
> pretty shot and I'll be replacing them next. Right now the front tires
> scrape pretty badly with the lower front springs.
Jeff,
which springs did you use? How do you like them?
What do they scrape on?
> So on to the questions. Which would be a better choice for the rear - stock
> springs, lowered leaf springs or stock springs with lowering kits? If I
> bring the rear down, can I expect to have less of the front tire scrape
> problem? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
I recommend stock springs with lowering blocks.
- more flexibility in terms of changing ride height
- probably cheaper
- lower springs might be stiffer which I wouldn't want in the rear even
though it would create nice oversteer
- no problems when installing tube shocks (lowered springs might require
shorter shocks)
Lowering the rear would help much for the front, I think, if your tires
are scraping on the fender. Are you using oversized tires?
Ulix __/__,__
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'67 Sprite
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