Everyone is approachin the speed bumps all wrong. With enough speed the
ramp effect ensures that nothing will drag , at least untill the landing
that is.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Riker [mailto:davidr@sunset.net]
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 1999 9:36 AM
To: Tom Zuchowski; Jeff Boatright; spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: lowering kit
Good point, I take speed bumps at an angle, and always try to spot the
lowest point before proceeding. But man does the car look cool lowered.
David Riker
74 Midget
78 Midget
63 Falcon
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Zuchowski <tzuchow@ibm.net>
To: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 1999 4:37 AM
Subject: Re: lowering kit
> My Bugeye had a lowering kit on it when I bought it. I took the spacers
out
> last month when I replaced the bushings. With the lowering kit in place, I
> dragged the 1275 exhaust pipe across EVERY speed bump I had to cross.
> Sometimes it was pretty grim, even when slipping clutch and brake for
almost
> zero forward motion. I don't know this for a fact, but I rather suspect
that
> it is not a good thing to lift your Bugeye by the exhaust pipe. (While
doing
> the bushings, I noticed that the motor mounts were showing some real
stress,
> too. <grin>)
>
> Since I removed the kit, I almost never drag on speed bumps. I would never
> have them on a street car.
>
> My two cents'.
>
> Tom Zuchowski
> '61 Bugeye
> Clemmons, NC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 8:58 AM
> Subject: lowering kit
>
>
> >Spridgeteers,
> >
> >Has anyone tried the front lowering kit from Moss? This kit appears to
> >lower the front by about 1/2 inch using long bolts with collars in the
> >spring seat (witch's hat). I think it lowers the witch's hat in relation
to
> >the A-arm.
> >
> >Any thoughts on this? Would there be a wear problem or a handling
problem?
> >
> >Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
> >Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
> >http://www.molvis.org/molvis
> >Mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
> >404-778-4113
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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