[Healeys] Rear Leaf Springs 64 BJ8 Phase II

tomfelts at windstream.net tomfelts at windstream.net
Thu Oct 16 16:23:45 MDT 2008


If i read your post correctly, It seems you want the car to sit down a little in the rear.  That was a worry I had when I replaced the springs on my BJ8 a few years back.  So---before installing them, I went to a commercial spring shop and had the springs "de-sprung" about 25%.  Car sits a little lower in the rear and that is the look I like.  I DO NOT like the side view of a BJ8 sitting way up in the rear.  Just my likes and dislikes.

tom  
---- Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Dan -
> 
> The new BJ8 springs after driving around for a couple hundred miles
> will settle in properly.  I wouldn't worry about it.
> 
> Alan
> 
> On 10/17/08, Dan Stromquist <dan at warner-associates.com> wrote:
> > List:
> >
> > It appears the replacement leaf springs in the rear of my BJ8 have to much
> > arch and are forcing the axil downward to close to the frame.   I like the
> > fact that the car sits a little higher for the added clearance and the car
> > sits level now so I am hoping someone has a solution which doesn't require
> > lowering the body relative to the ground to solve the problem.  Anyone ever
> > solve this problem before and what was the fix?
> >
> > Dan
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