[Roadsters] rear springs and shifter boot

[Gary and Cindy Ault]

Chris,

It has been my experience that all the stock rear leaf springs eventually weaken.  When we lived in Southern California in the early '70s, it would bottom on almost all the famous drainage swales at each intersection.  I first had the springs re-arched, but that fix did not last.  Then, at some point, I added a leaf between the 3rd and 4th leaves.  Solved the problem, but way too stiff for daily driving.  Sometime in the late '70s or early '80s, I bought a new pair of stock springs, which I still have on the car.  Those, plus Koni shocks at the default setting seem to have it under control.  If it ever needs additional stiffening, I plan to replace, not add to, the third leaf with one made of more modern material.

Gary 


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 From: Chris Collett <cccracing at gmail.com>
To: "Datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 2:22 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] rear springs and shifter boot
 

I bottom out pretty regularly on dips in the road.  Is this pretty typical
of roadsters or do I need to work on it.  New rear shocks already, but
bottom out pretty hard over 45 to 50 mph.  Any type spring helpers?  No
budget, so not going with new springs.

Next, I need to keep the hot air from coming inside the car up the leather
shifter boot area.  I bought an aftermarket rubber shift boot and hid it
under the leather boot, but it interferes and makes the shifting hard.
Anyone have a solution.
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