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Re: Suspension question and more...

To: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>, "David Mayer"
Subject: Re: Suspension question and more...
From: doug@dougbraun.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:24:17 -0500
True, my experience is based in my swing-spring MK IV.

Doug

At 10:56 PM 1/4/2006 -0700, Joe Curry wrote:
>Doug,
>I am assuming that your comments are mostly regarding later cars.  The early 
>fixed spring cars don't have a spring sag problem.  And with the shorter 
>axles, if you have gas charged shocks, the change in camber is more of a 
>problem because the later long axle cars have an exagerated negative camger to 
>begin with and bringing the camber to a more neutral position appears to help.
>
>The other issue is that the later cars were heavier and therefore the weight 
>resistance to the gas charged shocks tends to offest the charge to a greater 
>degree than the earlier lighter cars.
>
>My comments are limited to the early short axle cars and are made entirely 
>from experience.  I tried KYB shocks on a Mk1 and a Mk2 Spit and had the same 
>problem both times.  I ended up selling the rear shocks to the owner of a 1500 
>and they worked just fine.
>
>Regards,
>Joe
>----- Original Message ----- From: <doug@dougbraun.com>
>To: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>; "David Mayer" <celiracer81@hotmail.com>; 
><spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:48 PM
>Subject: Re: Suspension question and more...


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