Hi All
I am planning to "fix" the poor handling characteristics of my 72 midget and
thought I would first check the wisdom of the list.
I want to cure the problem caused by 27 year old springs and bushings, as in
excessive sway and rear end steering. The ride height is OK even with 175/70
tires, but could handle a little lower ride height if necessary. I have a
broken leaf on both sides of the rear springs and really don't know what a
"stock" ride height would be. After looking in all the catalogs I have found
that front springs range from 270lb to 500+ are available. Since this is
primarily a street car I know I don't want the 500lb versions but what about
the 300-400 range? As for the rear springs I saw that MOSS is offering 2
versions other than the stock ones and all they say is lower by 1 inch or by 2
inches. Once again I don't think that the extreme of 2 inches is practical but
how do you know what to put in the front to match the choice for rear
springs?? I also thought I would put in harder bushings than the stock rubber
ones any suggestions in this area Poly or Nylon or ??, who has the best,
reasonable pricing??
Thanks in advance for all the help.
York Powell
72 Midget "the baby car"
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