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Re: basic question on shocks

To: mrc01@flash.net, Autocross List <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: basic question on shocks
From: barry Spencer <bspencer@tsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 14:22:02 -0700
Hi Michael,
     Spencer's Racing Services can help you set the corner weights which is
needed with adjustable coil overs. Also, we provide custom alignments. 

Thanks

Barry Spencer
510 786-9244

At 08:53 AM 7/12/00 -0700, Michael R. Clements wrote:
>My aluminum beast has shocks that look they have adjustable
>spring preload. The entire shock body is threaded like a giant
>bolt, and the spring seats to a giant threaded "washer" on the
>shock, which has another smaller threaded "lock washer" to hold
>it into place. It looks like one could adjust the preload on the
>spring by loosening the lock washer and tightening (or loosening)
>the main washer, then lock it down to the new position by
>tightening the lockwasher against it.
>
>I've never seen this before on a shock. Is this a normal thing?
>Is there a name for it? It says it has "coilover" shocks -- is
>that what this is called? And how hard is it to adjust these
>puppies -- do you have to remove the shocks? The rear ones look
>like they'd be hard to access. Maybe if I just took the wheels
>off I could reach them easily.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-- 
>Michael R. Clements
>mrc01*nospam*@flash.net
>Some find truth in beauty, others find beauty in truth.
>
>


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