[Spridgets] Another Bugeye Lowering Question

[John Caffrey]

The wedges can't be inserted any further than the spring's front 
mounting bolts, so the length is less than you'd think. I am at work now 
but 3.3" is about right from memory. A bit longer is fine because it 
will just extend out of the spring box a little. The wedge angle is far 
more important than the thickness, just make them both the the same. The 
4 degree factory wedges were 11/32" thick.
John
Fogelsville, PA

Miniac7 at aol.com wrote:
> I am about to have a pair of rear lowering wedges fabricated  for my  Bugeye. 
> Based on what I have been discussing with someone on SpriteSpot, I  have a 
> formula for the thick and thin end of the wedge, based upon a length  of 
> approximately 3.3". My question however is, does anyone really know what  the exact 
> length needs to be? Before I authorize the machine shop to start  working on my 
> wedges, I need to know how long they should be. This length will  also effect 
> the required height of the wedge and both ends, in order to get the  amount 
> of drop I'm looking for.
>
> Does anyone reading this know what length  I should make the wedges? I want 
> the leaf spring to get full purchase on the  spring seat, so I want the wedge 
> to go into the receiver end as far as possible,  while ending in line with the 
> end of the spring perch. My car is still fully  assembled and I can not tell 
> how deep the spring reaches into the mounting area.  If anyone happens to know, 
> or if you happen to have a set of 1/4 elliptics handy  that may show some 
> markings, or if you have a Bugeye with the springs removed, I  would appreciate 
> knowing the depth of the receiver in which the 1/4 elliptic  leaf springs reach.
>
> Thank you all.