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Subject: Coil Over Questions
From: Ken Bond <kmb2@humboldt.edu>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 08:18:19 -0800
Folks

I am putting a Ford 9" under the rear-end of a 85 corvette and need to put
together a set of coil overs for the suspension.  Since this is my first
experience with coil over, there are lots of things I don't understand.

1st... some shocks are rebuildable/revalvable.... Do I care in a Bonneville
application?  Do they get enough used over a few seasons to make this
something I need?

2nd... Springs come in variable rate and standard?'  Again, are their pros
and cons for my application?

3rd... Since I am taking out a transverse leaf spring rear-end system, any
starting guess' as to what weight springs I need?  When the car is
finished, the total car will be ~3500 lbs before we start playing with
ballast (if any).


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As I side note, I sent Ed a private message asking about coil overs on the
FRONT of a Vette, but if anyone else would like to chip in a comment or two on
that issue, I would love to hear form them as well.

KEN

  In far Northern Calif. it is way, way wet... but then some of us just
  consider it self-shoveling snow  :-).  Hope you folks with really bad
  weather are making out OK.



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