Does anyone have a definition of "Blocking the rear spring up an inch"?
(And does 70,000 miles of sagging count as de-arching?)
luke
'71 Mk IV "Fireball" - in need of some _cheap_ projects for this summer!
>
> This is a quote from Tim Suddard, the founder and editor of Grassroots
Motorsports Magazine, creator of the Roto-Spit, and generall all around
Spitfire racer nut.
>
> Take some GT-6 springs, cut a coil, and wrap them around
> Konis if you've got bucks (and KYBs if you have no bucks)
> and you will be happy up front. De-arch the rear spring,
> block it up an inch and use the same rear shocks. Top it all
> off with 1" Addco front anti-roll bar and no rear anti-roll
> bar along with decent 185-60x13" tires on six inch wide
> wheels and you will have one mean little Spitfire!!
>
> Having cut coil springs myself, I would say go ahead and cut them with a
torch if you have it, or a hacksaw if you must. You will hear hysteria over
the notion of using a torch, it's poppy-cock and bull feathers. The torch
will heat up no more then 2" of the coil metal. That will flatten, but that
also helps it to distribute the load to the perch. If a coil is straight
cut, it places a very high focused load on the perch.
>
> >>> Larry Elswick <sos@kymtnnet.org> 05/15 1:04 PM >>>
>
> What are the do's and don't's for
> cutting coils from the springs to
> lower the height of the car. Thanks!
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