my messages seem to not be getting to the list....
Chris King
http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/
<-----Original Message----->
From: Chris King [cbking@alum.rpi.edu]
Sent: 12/22/2008 11:22:03 AM
To:
guy.weller@tiscali.co.ukspridgets@autox.team.net;davriker@nwi.net;lee.fo
x@sbcglobal.net;spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Lowering a rubber bumper 1500?
The 1500 front crossmember is welded into the frame an inch lower than
the CB, but springs will make up the difference.
I put new springs all around mine, and now it's sagging again, so it's
nice and lowered. (Luckily, the majority of the drives I have a
passenger, so it's sagged evenly.) I did have to roll my fenders using
the Loisville slugger method for tire clearance.
-=Chris
Chris King
http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/
From: Guy Weller [guy.weller@tiscali.co.uk]
Sent: 12/22/2008 3:49:14 AM
To: davriker@nwi.net;lee.fox@sbcglobal.net;spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Lowering a rubber bumper 1500?
The 1500 also had a great depth of metal in the front wings (fenders)
above
the wheel arch to compensate for the raised ride height. If you use wide
front tyres then lowering may result in wing to tyre contact on hard
cornering. Worth watching for.
Guy
-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of David Riker
Sent: 21 December 2008 22:56
To: Lee Fox; spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Lowering a rubber bumper 1500?
Lee:
The front spring swap will lower the front end to CB height. Removing
the
lift blocks from the rear springs will get you part of the way there in
the
rear, but the RB springs still have more arch to them than the CB
springs.
To truely get the CB height, you will need to change the rear springs as
well. How it will look is your opinion. I think they look good lowered
even farther than that. You can do almost another inch lower than CB
height
and the car will look well planted. If you are replacing the springs
anyway, specify 1" lower height rear springs, and you can either use
spring
pan spacers in the front with the CB springs, or get shorter/stiffer
front
springs. The handling, under normal driving is not noticably different.
You'll feel more difference from all new parts and correct alignment
than
you will from a change in the ride height. Odds are the negative camber
will go away if you replace all of the worn front suspension parts. The
main drawback to lowering the car is that you will drag the exhaust pipe
over speed bumps more often.
David R.
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