I forgot to add that the springs are new and supposed to be stock rate. The
height is within a fraction of an inch of the originals.
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry and Sandi Miller <millerls@email.msn.com>
To: Spridgets <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: 24 November, 1998 11:28 AM
Subject: More Front Suspension
>I will try to respond to all of your questions at once.
>
>1. All parts are new. A-Frame, Swivel Axle, Bushings, King Pins, Brakes,
>Lines, Nuts, Bolts, Wheels, Tires, Shocks, etc. The only original part is
>the hub.
>
>2. No Anti-Roll Bar.
>
>3. Frontline tube shock kit.
>
>4. When I said one stroke of the jack lifted both front wheels off the
>ground at the same time I mente to say that the same stroke of the jack
>lifted both front wheels off the ground at the same time. It was actually
>the third stroke of the jack.
>
>5. The difference is in where I place the jack. With the wheels on, you
can
>only get the jack so close to the king pin. With the wheels off, I placed
>the jack facing the side of the car directly under the king pin.
>
>6. When placed directly under the king pin, the spring will compress about
3
>inches, maybe a little more. This is with another jack supporting the car
in
>the center and the car level. The other wheel is on the car and on the
>ground.
>
>7. When placed as close to the tire as the jack will go with the wheel on,
>the spring does not compress more than 1/4 - 1/2 inch by which point the
>other tire is off the ground.
>
>8. Sitting on the fender does not compress the spring.
>
>9. Standing on the frame extensions and bouncing the car will compress the
>spring about an inch but then I'm not very heavy.
>
>10. I cannot put the wheel back on the car and lower it to a ramp with the
>spring compressed. When I move the jack back far enough to clear the wheel
>it will no longer compress the spring.
>
>11. It's all in the angle of the dangle......
>
>BTW It makes no difference if the shock is off or on. I tried it both ways
>but only on one side.
>
>Hope this helps you to visualize what's happening.
>
>Larry Miller (bugiiis@yahoo.com or millerls@msn.com)
>59 Bugeye (Starting to look like a Bugeye)
>59 Bugeye "BUGIIIS" (Undergoing a body transplant)
>78 911 SC (Faster than a Bugeye but not as much fun)
>Home Page http://members.xoom.com/bugiiis
>
>
>
>
|