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Mar 16, 2016 2:58 pm
Mar 16, 2016 2:58 pm
Subject: Re: Troublesome leaf springs
As it's now Spring... I thought I should provide a brief update on my springs. (Sorry..)
All 4 spring sets have been cleaned up and load tested by Jones and the results are interesting: -
LH Rear 240lbs
RH Rear 200lbs
LH Front 360lbs
RH Front 280lbs
Hardly surprising we had a lopsided car!
With the car on stands we can also see that the body is slightly unlevel on the chassis so I have decided to have the springs back as they are and refit them on the opposite sides. That must improve things but if not then we will start to swap leaves about and try and get them evened up. I'm not resetting the body on the chassis!
As it's now Spring... I thought I should provide a brief update on my springs. (Sorry..)
All 4 spring sets have been cleaned up and load tested by Jones and the results are interesting: -
LH Rear 240lbs
RH Rear 200lbs
LH Front 360lbs
RH Front 280lbs
Hardly surprising we had a lopsided car!
With the car on stands we can also see that the body is slightly unlevel on the chassis so I have decided to have the springs back as they are and refit them on the opposite sides. That must improve things but if not then we will start to swap leaves about and try and get them evened up. I'm not resetting the body on the chassis!