Larry,
I agree with Dan. I just bought a new Forddd for work ( don't laugh ) and
the first 100 or so miles it was very stiff. And then it settled in and was
great. Give it a try what could it hurt?
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Thompson
>Larry,
>
>I'm really stumped on this "problem". Don't really have an answer for you
>except why not try an "Italian tune-up". I'm assuming you did not drive
>this car yet, of course. When I put the front end togehter on my '64,
>everything was quite "tight" and "snug". I seem to remember that I too
>could lift the front end without much spring compression. I never gave it a
>second thought. A few blasts around the block should make everything settle
>in properly and maybe your "problem" will go away.
>
>Not a very scientific answer but just the way I do things: fix it up the
>best you can and if it looks right, try it out. Usually these things will
>surprise you!
>
>Daniel T.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry and Sandi Miller [SMTP:millerls@email.msn.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 3:10 PM
>To: Spridgets
>Subject: Re: More Front Suspension
>
>I forgot to add that the springs are new and supposed to be stock rate. The
>height is within a fraction of an inch of the originals.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry and Sandi Miller <millerls@email.msn.com>
>To: Spridgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
>Date: 24 November, 1998 11:28 AM
>Subject: More Front Suspension
>
>
>>I will try to respond to all of your questions at once.
>>
>>1. All parts are new. A-Frame, Swivel Axle, Bushings, King Pins, Brakes,
>>Lines, Nuts, Bolts, Wheels, Tires, Shocks, etc. The only original part is
>>the hub.
>>
>>2. No Anti-Roll Bar.
>>
>>3. Frontline tube shock kit.
>>
>>4. When I said one stroke of the jack lifted both front wheels off the
>>ground at the same time I mente to say that the same stroke of the jack
>>lifted both front wheels off the ground at the same time. It was actually
>>the third stroke of the jack.
>>
>>5. The difference is in where I place the jack. With the wheels on, you
>can
>>only get the jack so close to the king pin. With the wheels off, I placed
>>the jack facing the side of the car directly under the king pin.
>>
>>6. When placed directly under the king pin, the spring will compress about
>3
>>inches, maybe a little more. This is with another jack supporting the car
>in
>>the center and the car level. The other wheel is on the car and on the
>>ground.
>>
>>7. When placed as close to the tire as the jack will go with the wheel on,
>>the spring does not compress more than 1/4 - 1/2 inch by which point the
>>other tire is off the ground.
>>
>>8. Sitting on the fender does not compress the spring.
>>
>>9. Standing on the frame extensions and bouncing the car will compress the
>>spring about an inch but then I'm not very heavy.
>>
>>10. I cannot put the wheel back on the car and lower it to a ramp with the
>>spring compressed. When I move the jack back far enough to clear the wheel
>>it will no longer compress the spring.
>>
>>11. It's all in the angle of the dangle......
>>
>>BTW It makes no difference if the shock is off or on. I tried it both ways
>>but only on one side.
>>
>>Hope this helps you to visualize what's happening.
>>
>>Larry Miller (bugiiis@yahoo.com or millerls@msn.com)
>>59 Bugeye (Starting to look like a Bugeye)
>>59 Bugeye "BUGIIIS" (Undergoing a body transplant)
>>78 911 SC (Faster than a Bugeye but not as much fun)
>>Home Page http://members.xoom.com/bugiiis
>>
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