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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 02:51 PM
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I seen it...That is what made all my blood run into my lower anterior region
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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Hello Norval, I read your older posts on your rear suspension design/fabrication/test and you mentioned that they bottomed out! And, I think you were using a 450# spring at that time. I never saw that you made any followup comments on that. That's why I mentioned above that the spring is located at approx half the distance from the original mounting location and it seems that you need more spring.
I bought springs in 250,300,350, 400 and 450 for testing. I started with the 250's and found they bottomed. I progressed upward until I went with the 450 's and liked them but they were 12 inches long. I then bought another pair of 450's but 10 inches long. Those I like and still run today.
I like soft springs and big bars. I do run a 1 1/4 inch rear sway bar some times.
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 11:37 AM
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What about the sway bar and brake cable mountings? Are they set up for stock installation? What is the target production date and how big is the waiting list?
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 01:00 PM
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The sway bar holes and PB brackets will be on there just like the standard offsets. We are hopping to take delivery by the 10th of Sept. and there is 8 people on the list so far.
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Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
I bought springs in 250,300,350, 400 and 450 for testing. I started with the 250's and found they bottomed. I progressed upward until I went with the 450 's and liked them but they were 12 inches long. I then bought another pair of 450's but 10 inches long. Those I like and still run today.
I like soft springs and big bars. I do run a 1 1/4 inch rear sway bar some times.
Norval, as you may remember, I stated to you before that I would like to install coil overs on the rear of my car. How stout did you make the shock mounts? And is there a landmark on my current TAs that I could use to locate the lower mount? If I remember right the upper mount was just reinforced in its current location.
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