[Healeys] Shocks/springs

[Bob Spidell]

Nope. I'll guess I had a passenger about 60-70% of the time, but neither 
spring has sagged as far as I can tell (see attached). My '96 Ranger, 
which I drove in my monkish years, does have a significant lean though.


On 6/30/2021 6:12 PM, Michael Oritt wrote:
> Bob--
>
> Are you a bachelor?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 8:14 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net 
> <mailto:bspidell at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>     Someone pointed out that mismatched front springs can cause
>     rear-end "bachelor's lean;" however, my BJ8 has over 200K miles on
>     it and sits 'square.'
>
>     On 6/30/2021 2:25 PM, Michael Salter via Healeys wrote:
>>     Michael to determine which spring or springs are at fault,  on a
>>     flat surface,  jack the 2 front wheels just off the ground with a
>>     jack centered under the front cross member using a piece of pipe
>>     on the jack saddle to produce a pivot point. Now measure the
>>     distance from the extreme rear corners of the frame to the ground.
>>     Repeat that exercise with the jack under the diff drain plug.
>>     (clamping a long bar across under the front frame rails helps
>>     magnify discrepancies).
>>
>>
>>     M
>>
>>     On Wed., Jun. 30, 2021, 2:17 p.m. Michael Oritt,
>>     <michael.oritt at gmail.com <mailto:michael.oritt at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         The ride on my car has definitely deteriorated and I would
>>         like advice on how to determine if this is due to
>>         aged/worn-out shocks, springs or both.
>>
>>         I installed Udo Putske's Bilstein shocks on all four corners
>>         about 15 years/50K miles ago and the rear DW upgraded 8-leaf
>>         springs are about the same vintage.
>>
>>         The ride in general is okay and does not rebound when I
>>         "bounce" any of the corners while the car is at rest but when
>>         driving over a pothole or speed bump the ride is harsh, esp.
>>         under my seat--almost like it is bottoming out. The car has
>>         also acquired a visible case of "bachelor's lean" to the left.
>>
>>         I suspect the problem lies with the rear springs but how can
>>         I definitively test where the fault lies?
>>         -- 
>>         Best--MichaelOritt. BN1
>>
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