Either tighten the shackle u-bolts down and crush the rubber, or
replace with poly bushings. The axle tends to move if that rubber
betwixt the springs and axle gets soft. I always crush 'em with the u-
bolts.
Larry
On Feb 6, 2006, at 13:17 PM, Frank Clarici wrote:
> I am baffled.
> 69 Midget with everything new on the suspension except maybe the
> 1/2 leaf springs.
> Let off the gas and the rear end twitches like it has a busted leaf
> spring.
> Under very careful examination, there is no broken leafs. Infact,
> the springs are very nice and may have even been new with all the
> other parts that came on this car. New but up to 20 years old but
> never driven. It now has 30 miles on it.
> Bushings are new looking, as are the bolts but it has been sprayed
> black at one time and then I shot it all with undercoating.
> It also has a Wheel Wright tube shock conversion.
> This setup looks like a who designed it and ran setup. I don't like
> it one bit. I can see where the top of the tube shox are not fully
> home in the mount, they can twist in the hole where the lever shox
> mount.
> Do you think this is the cause?
> Remember, this is the Midget where the PO redesigned just about
> every part and system on the car, none of which he thought thru and
> ALL of it had to be put back to right.
> If anyone has a rear tube shock setup, could you please look under
> there at the top of the shock and tell me if there is a spacer or
> something to keep the shock from twisting.
> And if you do have this, does your shock head hit the mount?
> You know, designed by someone who never really tried it.
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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