<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Bob--</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Q--Does the rear end sag more than it used to? Weak springs. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">If the rear end bounces more than one bounce when you press down on it, weak shocks.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">A--There is about 1/4-1/2" lean to left/driver's side (bachelor's lean?). The rear end does not bounce/rebound at rest and in fact feels pretty stiff.</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Maybe I start with springs--has anyone bought and installed new s[prings recently from any supplier and what has been your experience?</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 9:26 PM Bob Spidell via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Does the rear end sag more than it used to? Weak springs. If the
rear end bounces more than one bounce when you press down on it,
weak shocks.<br>
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It's a start.<br>
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Bob<br>
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<div>On 9/20/2020 4:20 PM, Michael Oritt
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<div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">There's
been some road construction in my neighborhood and it's
clear that my car's suspension is reacting very harshly. The
front end seems okay with no wheel hopping at speed or bad
rebounding but the rear seems to bottom out on even small
changes of pavement. It's been a while--at least 10
years--since I fitted new DW springs and the Putske Bilstein
conversion is perhaps a bit more dated.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">
<br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Is
there a way of testing or evaluating suspension components
or is this all simply subjective?</span><br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Best--Michael
Oritt</span></div>
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