My .02,
The springs were designed for the Series V Alpine and are way too soft for
the Tigers HP even, even stock. The SV Alpine was a touring car that was
designed for a smooth , soft ride. Look at any US Muscle car from that era,
they have 3-4 leaves and are quite stiff to handle the live rear axles of
the day. Dales springs have four leaves with a fifth half leave that is
mounted on the top front = of the spring. They also do not have that front
massive bushing. The front bushing is 1 just like the rear.
The soft springs with the large front bushing may be your overstore problem.
Also, your traction bars bind up the front = of the spring and make that
portion useless. You essentially only have the back = of the spring working
for you at that point. I had the LAT weld on traction bars. When I removed
them, they were both bent in different areas. My panhard bar was still
installed and the body is intact. I attest that to the original engine and
the car being off the road since 1972. I would have eventually pulled out.
Duke
B382002037
From: steve wick [mailto:srwick@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 9:18 AM
To: 'tigers'; Duke Samouce
Subject: Re: [Tigers] E-Brake Cable
Well one concern is the large hole in a sheet metal frame, and I'm wondering
if the lack
of one might be the reason the car seems so eager to oversteer in a tight
corner. I have
traction bars and Koni shocks, so the wheel hop hasn't really been a problem
so far. Out
of curiosity, why were the springs a poor design? They look fairly
conventional to me, just
smaller.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Duke Samouce <mailto:wsamouce@kc.rr.com>
To: 'steve wick' <mailto:srwick@hotmail.com> ; 'tigers'
<mailto:tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 6:13 AM
Subject: RE: [Tigers] E-Brake Cable
Why replace a poorly engineered piece of equipment? I do not have a panhard
rod or traction bars installed and have no problems with wheel hop. I can
do some nice burn-outs too. I do have Dales springs installed. The panhard
and traction bars were installed due to the original spring poor design.
Duke
B382002037
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