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I live in western Massachusetts. A couple of years ago I had Ferrara Sprin=
g, Co. in Springfield, MA re-arch the springs for my Mk1A to raise the rear=
end approximately two (2) inches. They charged me a whopping $72.00 for w=
hat is now a Tiger looking like it's ready to pounce!=20
=20
Tym McDowell
> On 05/30/2023 12:36 PM EDT Joe Brown <jbbrown1980@gmail.com> wrote:
> =20
> =20
> I googled "leaf spring re-arching" and found an old-school place in San A=
ntonio (Ace Spring Service, about 1.5 hours from me). They mostly deal wit=
h heavy trucks but they can handle any leaf spring. I told them I needed t=
o lift the back of the car about 1.5" and they basically separated the leav=
es and put them in a big press. My old springs are liable to start sagging=
again in a few years because of the old metal. I asked the guy at Ace abo=
ut re-tempering the springs and they don't do that anymore. He said that b=
ack in the days before they had the more modern giant presses they used to =
have a forge and they would heat up the metal and then beat it into shape w=
ith sledge hammers. =20
> =20
> The only source I've found for new leaf springs are some of the suppliers=
in the UK. Tom Hall doesn't supply them anymore. I would like to know i=
f anybody knows of a US supplier.
> =20
> Thanks,
> Joe Brown
>=20
> On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 10:39=E2=80=AFAM Jay Laifman <jay.laifman@gmail.c=
om mailto:jay.laifman@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Where and how did you get the rear springs de-arched? I'd like to lowe=
r my rear springs on the Alpine a little.
> >=20
> > On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 1:03=E2=80=AFPM Joe Brown <jbbrown1980@gmail.co=
m mailto:jbbrown1980@gmail.com> wrote:
> >=20
> > > I think I started this thread a few weeks ago. My car started to bot=
tom out and I finally figured out that I had two blown shocks and my leaf s=
prings were sagging. I got the springs re-arched and started looking for s=
hocks. I have a car show coming up this weekend, so time was a factor. I =
looked at Koni and Spax but the lead times were way too long. So I decided =
to go with KYB. Looking through the different forums I saw different part =
numbers and I finally settled on part number KG5562 for the rears and KG46=
16 for the fronts. The rear shocks were a perfect fit. On the front shocks=
I needed to press out the steel bushing spacer on the old shocks and inser=
t them into the KYBs. Super easy and they also fit really well. The whole=
car now sits a little higher and the handling is a million times better. =
=20
> > > =20
> > > Thanks for everybody's input.
> > > =20
> > > Thanks,
> > > Joe Brown=20
> > >=20
> > > On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 9:11=E2=80=AFPM Lionel Bohrer <lcbohrer@comca=
st.net mailto:lcbohrer@comcast.net> wrote:
> > >=20
> > > >=20
> > > > The Spax catalog in the classic section shows a listing for the Sun=
beam Tiger 64-68, in the $150 range per shock front and rear. They appear =
to be single adjustable so rebound and compression change together.
> > > >=20
> > > > =20
> > > >=20
> > > > I got Spax shocks for my car back in the 60=E2=80=99s. Replaced a =
set of Koni shocks. Didn=E2=80=99t like the damping characteristics quite =
as well, but the ability to adjust on the car was revolutionary. Soften up=
, drive to an autocross or cross country, get to the event, turn them up an=
d compete, post event set down for the street and drive home. Many competi=
tion cars weren=E2=80=99t trailered in those years. A great ability to acc=
ommodate street comfort and autocross performance. Or to adjust to your in=
dividual preferences. My set are still on the car, which exited regular co=
mpetition in the late 90=E2=80=99s, but my two SCCA autocross national cham=
pionships in 1974 and 1975 were with the Spax shocks. Would be worth explo=
ring if you need shocks. They also might custom make a set of double adjus=
table shocks if you were interested.
> > > >=20
> > > > =20
> > > >=20
> > > > Bud Bohrer
> > > >=20
> > > > =20
> > > >=20
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<span style=3D"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">I live in weste=
rn Massachusetts. A couple of years ago I had Ferrara Spring, Co. in =
Springfield, MA re-arch the springs for my Mk1A to raise the rear end appro=
ximately two (2) inches. They charged me a whopping $72.00 for what i=
s now a Tiger looking like it's ready to pounce! </span>
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e:
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I googled "leaf spring re-arching" and found an old-school place in San=
Antonio (Ace Spring Service, about 1.5 hours from me). They mostly d=
eal with heavy trucks but they can handle any leaf spring. I told the=
m I needed to lift the back of the car about 1.5" and they basically separa=
ted the leaves and put them in a big press. My old springs are liable=
to start sagging again in a few years because of the old metal. I as=
ked the guy at Ace about re-tempering the springs and they don't do that an=
ymore. He said that back in the days before they had the more modern =
giant presses they used to have a forge and they would heat up the metal an=
d then beat it into shape with sledge hammers. =20
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The only source I've found for new leaf springs are some of the suppli=
ers in the UK. Tom Hall doesn't supply them anymore. I wo=
uld like to know if anybody knows of a US supplier.
</div>=20
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</div>=20
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Thanks,
</div>=20
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Joe Brown
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On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 10:39=E2=80=AFAM Jay Laifman <<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:jay.laifman@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">jay.laifman@=
gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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Where and how did you get the rear springs de-arched? I'd like =
to lower my rear springs on the Alpine a little.
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On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 1:03=E2=80=AFPM Joe Brown <<a href=3D"mai=
lto:jbbrown1980@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">jbbrown1980@g=
mail.com</a>> wrote:
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I think I started this thread a few weeks ago. My car started=
to bottom out and I finally figured out that I had two blown shocks and my=
leaf springs were sagging. I got the springs re-arched and star=
ted looking for shocks.<span style=3D"font-family: times new roman, serif;"=
> </span><span style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> I have a car=
show coming up this weekend, so time was a factor. I looked at Koni =
and Spax but the lead times were way too long. So I decided to go with KYB.=
Looking through the different forums I saw different part numbers an=
d I finally settled on part number KG5562 for the rears and KG4616 fo=
r the fronts. The rear shocks were a perfect fit. On the front shocks=
I needed to press out the steel bushing spacer on the old shocks and inser=
t them into the KYBs. Super easy and they also fit really well. =
The whole car now sits a little higher and the handling is a million times=
better. </span>=20
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<span style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> </span>
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<span style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Thanks for everybo=
dy's input.</span>
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<span style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> </span>
</div>=20
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<span style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Thanks,</span>
</div>=20
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<span style=3D"font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Joe Brown </s=
pan>
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On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 9:11=E2=80=AFPM Lionel Bohrer <<a href=
=3D"mailto:lcbohrer@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">lcbohre=
r@comcast.net</a>> wrote:
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The Spax catalog in the classic section =
shows a listing for the Sunbeam Tiger 64-68, in the $150 range per shock fr=
ont and rear. They appear to be single adjustable so rebound and comp=
ression change together.</p>=20
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>=20
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I got Spax shocks for my car back in the=
60=E2=80=99s. Replaced a set of Koni shocks. Didn=E2=80=99t li=
ke the damping characteristics quite as well, but the ability to adjust on =
the car was revolutionary. Soften up, drive to an autocross or cross =
country, get to the event, turn them up and compete, post event set down fo=
r the street and drive home. Many competition cars weren=E2=80=99t tr=
ailered in those years. A great ability to accommodate street comfort=
and autocross performance. Or to adjust to your individual preferenc=
es. My set are still on the car, which exited regular competition in =
the late 90=E2=80=99s, but my two SCCA autocross national championships in =
1974 and 1975 were with the Spax shocks. Would be worth exploring if =
you need shocks. They also might custom make a set of double adjustab=
le shocks if you were interested.</p>=20
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>=20
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Bud Bohrer</p>=20
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t.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Mail</a> =
for Windows</p>=20
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