As long as we're talking front springs, does anybody have any experience with
the competetion spring set that TRF sells? They lower the car slightly.
Thanks
John in San Diego
From: Mark Hooper [SMTP:mhooper@pixelsystems.com]
When I did the springs I had an unusual situation. I was working on the car
in the back of a friend's factory. He had a huge great monstrous hydraulic
press and a metal strapping machine for crates. You can see where this is
going can't you? I put each spring in the press squished it down good and
then used a thin metal strap to tie them down. Then I just dropped them in
place and cut the strap with a tin snip with long handles. The spring
thunked into place and I pulled out the strap with some vicegrips. Worked
great the first time. The next time I tried that trick, I left the
compressed springs standing on the ground for a moment while I prepared. I
guess the straps were a bit marginal. I was under the car and heard a great
BOOOING!!!, followed by a crash as one of the springs shot through the air
and landed in the parts depot a hundred feet away. Just imagining what would
have happened if I had been holding the spring when it let go made me feel
queer all over. Last time I tried that trick I can tell you.
Mark Hooper
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