My Bugeye had a lowering kit on it when I bought it. I took the spacers out
last month when I replaced the bushings. With the lowering kit in place, I
dragged the 1275 exhaust pipe across EVERY speed bump I had to cross.
Sometimes it was pretty grim, even when slipping clutch and brake for almost
zero forward motion. I don't know this for a fact, but I rather suspect that
it is not a good thing to lift your Bugeye by the exhaust pipe. (While doing
the bushings, I noticed that the motor mounts were showing some real stress,
too. <grin>)
Since I removed the kit, I almost never drag on speed bumps. I would never
have them on a street car.
My two cents'.
Tom Zuchowski
'61 Bugeye
Clemmons, NC
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 8:58 AM
Subject: lowering kit
>Spridgeteers,
>
>Has anyone tried the front lowering kit from Moss? This kit appears to
>lower the front by about 1/2 inch using long bolts with collars in the
>spring seat (witch's hat). I think it lowers the witch's hat in relation to
>the A-arm.
>
>Any thoughts on this? Would there be a wear problem or a handling problem?
>
>Jeff
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>Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
>Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
>http://www.molvis.org/molvis
>Mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
>404-778-4113
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