Having a custom spring made
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Having a custom spring made
I was in Florida this week and stopped into Vette Brakes as I was near them. I was talking to them about my rear spring situation. He laughed and said all you C3 guys running wide rims and tires want the same thing. They were very helpful and he brought out about 5 different springs. None of which he nor I thought would be just right. We settled on a 1 inch shorter on both sides and about 400 lb spring. Without the sway bar he said this should be perfect for autoX and some drag racing. They also have 3 molds for fiberglass springs. One for the front transverse spring and 2 for the rear. One with more arch than the other. He thought the one for the front transverse spring would work the best. It has the least amount of arch to lower the car some and would fit the situaton better. They are making it up this coming week and I should have it late this week or next week. 
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400lbs? Does that mean you will not be running a rear sway bar? I've been driving my 360lb spring with no sway bar for the past couple of weeks. I definitely miss it. I gotta figure a way to make a sway bar that will fit. I might start with a tubular speedway bar like Norval did.
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Originally Posted by Bee Jay
400lbs? Does that mean you will not be running a rear sway bar? I've been driving my 360lb spring with no sway bar for the past couple of weeks. I definitely miss it. I gotta figure a way to make a sway bar that will fit. I might start with a tubular speedway bar like Norval did.
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Originally Posted by SmokedTires
That's cool Gordon What do the suggest for a front swaybar?
What do the suggest for a front swaybar?Last edited by Gordonm; Jan 24, 2006 at 08:56 AM.
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Are you talking fiber or steel and how much? I was just looking at the cost of fiber and it's only $120 more for the dual mount. Did VB try to talk you into one of those?
I'm going away from auto tranny and i'm thinking that I might try a different rear spring. Right now I have the equivolent of a 420# steel.
I'm going away from auto tranny and i'm thinking that I might try a different rear spring. Right now I have the equivolent of a 420# steel.
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Originally Posted by Van Steel
Do you have double offset t-arms already?
I ran a short spring and stock spring mounts and it puts the mounting bolt at a bad angle.
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Originally Posted by Van Steel
Do you have double offset t-arms already?
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Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
Does double offset mean the spring mount is moved in?
I ran a short spring and stock spring mounts and it puts the mounting bolt at a bad angle.
I ran a short spring and stock spring mounts and it puts the mounting bolt at a bad angle.
Yes the spring bolt hole is moved in 1 inch.
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Originally Posted by gkull
If you were talking to me. All I have is some heavy duty parts including the HD swing arms. I have VB Smart struts, custom Steel spring with spaced Down from the frame 3/4 sway with end link adjustments.
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Originally Posted by cosmicvette
Bee Jay, why did you take your rear swap bar off?, was it because of rim/tire clearance issues? If so what size rim/tire were you running that made you take the sway off?
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I have the stock trailing arms in the car right now. They are making the spring for me right now. It is a shorter spring made in one of their molds that does not have a lot of arch. This should lower the car slightly.
It is a fiberglass spring and just the spring only for 270.
It is a fiberglass spring and just the spring only for 270.
