Re: REAR SPRING

Posted by Marco Tahtaras on March 03, 1998 at 17:38:51

In Reply to: REAR SPRING
posted by MIKE TAYLOR on March 03, 1998 at 13:50:50

: MY '30 ROADSTER HAS A TEN LEAF REAR SPRING . A SEVEN LEAF SPRING SHOULD BE ON THIS CAR.WILL THE RIDE BE THAT MUCH DIFFERENT WITH THE HEAVIER SPRING?
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Mike,
The Roadster has no weight in the rear. With the ten leaf spring I'd expect some unwanted lane changes at about 45mph! It's definitely better with the proper spring (or another 500lbs in the rear!).
Don't attempt to modify the ten leaf spring. Modifying an original eight leaf from Coupe, Phaeton, Victoria, etc., you can come close (only the #3 leaf will be thicker/stiffer). An original spring would be best but they're difficult to find and most people can't identify them.
regards,
Marco

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Re: REAR SPRING Joel Rapose March 04, 1998 at 16:45:03(0)

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