Even when you get parts with an OE number stencilled on them you can't be
sure you are not getting a 'pass off' (i.e. a repro being passed off as OE).
A certain UK Midlands MG parts supplier with an apparently good reputation
tried to sell me some rear springs like that, and when I asked why they
didn't have any interleaving he sheepishly admitted they were repros. They
have now gone bust, not suprisingly IMHO since I don't think they ever
supplied me with anything that was totally problem free, even the last
transaction which was an insurance valuation, where they got the condition
of body/interior and mechanicals the wrong way round!
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: Front rides too low - why
> Dan,
>
> The problem is that unless you can find NOS (maybe I should say OEM?)
> springs and know what yours are, you can't be sure what you're getting
> in the way of front springs is going to give you the correct ride
> height. Shux, I put in a new set with the same color code and the car
> sat _lower_ in front. I suppose they were reproductions. Hmm, checking
> the color code on the old springs is a starting point, eh? I think
> Kelvin had a list with the color codes on it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> CR
>
>
> Dan DiBiase wrote:
> >
> > I thought in a previous discussion of this topic a couple of months ago
it
> > was suggested that one replace front and rear springs together? That
way,
> > you would maintain/create a level ride height....?
> >
> > =====
> > Dan DiBiase
> > Dayton, NJ
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