Foreign object in coil spring?
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,514
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From: Central Coast California
Correct riding height
35 years ago.... I was still wrenching for a living .... our Amco & Hunter alignment machines required correct riding height. If a customer would not (or could not) afford replacement springs. we used " Coil Spring Adjuster Stabilizer " (below) But .. I would never use these twist style. Specifically because they do not lock in ! When the height is corrected, then you can adjust the Caster, Camber and Toe. The Sagging springs issue.......... without the need for more replacement components (Bushings, Tie rod ends Idler arm etc ) and alignment corrected most customers excessive tire wear.
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 4,755
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From: McKinney Texas
Hey don’t forget those LARGE yellow ignition coils guy’s had to have to make your car look serious when the hood got opened, wish I knew how many GOOD coil #’s got thrown in the trash…
Sorry, don’t mean to get off your post glad to see you got the info needed on those coil spring spacers..
Sorry, don’t mean to get off your post glad to see you got the info needed on those coil spring spacers..
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: "You may all go to Hell- and I will go to Texas- Davy Crockett
St. Jude Donor '12
My buddy with the 62 409 welded his shocks in the extended position..... you can imagine the ride...... finally beat the shock mounts out.....
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2017
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From: Nor- Cal
After getting my drivers license in 64 I wanted to get involver with cars and working on them. Some of the older guys at my school were modifying there tri five with floor shifters ,tires , wheels and mufflers (loud).
The pro drag cars and gassers usually had "lifted " front suspensions with oversized coil springs or even tube axels .
These spacers were a cheep way to get that look. I knew a guy who put as many spacers as he could to meet that end. Never mind that many of them would fall out
when hitting bumps or hard stops.
The pro drag cars and gassers usually had "lifted " front suspensions with oversized coil springs or even tube axels .
These spacers were a cheep way to get that look. I knew a guy who put as many spacers as he could to meet that end. Never mind that many of them would fall out
when hitting bumps or hard stops.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2021
Posts: 197
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From: Oregon
How funny is this?? These little pieces of junk, which most of us probably bought at PepBoys for 99 cents, are certainly getting a lot of "press" here. I love it... something fun and not so much work! The comments about levelling cars for alignment and heavy girl friends reminded me of a Tom McCahill published comment in Mechanix Illustrated probably around 1955. McCahill aside from writing the first car tests I remember reading also had a question and answer column in the magazine. One time a travelling salesman wrote saying that he drove a lot of miles every year and due to him being fat, his cars would always sag quickly on the drivers side. He wondered if Tom had a solution for the problem. McCahill simply answered with "Get a fat friend." Not exactly a politically answer today but still makes laugh at the simplicity of the response!
