Rear spring broke.....
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From: north bend washington
Rear spring broke.....
I am putting a complete poly kit and i finished the back and lowered it and it was sitting high and the tires were towed it so i thougt it would relax and seattle down. Well i had the front up and removing the control arms and i heard some creaking in the back and noticed that the back had squated down and it was a little lower than when i first started but i had the front up so i thought that what was causing that. Well i finished the front today lowered it and it was still very low in the rear so i looked underneith the rear and the damm spring broke. Tell me am i sappose to lower it loose and tighten it did i do something wrong becouse the front is high till it relax's and dont want the front spring to break.....
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I am putting a complete poly kit and i finished the back and lowered it and it was sitting high and the tires were towed it so i thougt it would relax and seattle down. Well i had the front up and removing the control arms and i heard some creaking in the back and noticed that the back had squated down and it was a little lower than when i first started but i had the front up so i thought that what was causing that. Well i finished the front today lowered it and it was still very low in the rear so i looked underneith the rear and the damm spring broke. Tell me am i sappose to lower it loose and tighten it did i do something wrong becouse the front is high till it relax's and dont want the front spring to break.....
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Thats bad news.
Did you clean the rear spring with a solvent degreasor ? Or use an acidic or caustic cleaner on it ?
I Never Knew that you are not supposed to use any cleaners on a Corvettes fiberglass leaf springs till I joined C4 a few years and started reading.
Just wipe the fiberglass springs clean with a damp or water wetted rag.
Most cleaners will attack the fiberglass resin overnight or sooner.
Also never place a jack directly underneath a fiberglass leaf spring. If nicked by metal, the spring will fail or break in short order.
Did you clean the rear spring with a solvent degreasor ? Or use an acidic or caustic cleaner on it ?
I Never Knew that you are not supposed to use any cleaners on a Corvettes fiberglass leaf springs till I joined C4 a few years and started reading.
Just wipe the fiberglass springs clean with a damp or water wetted rag.
Most cleaners will attack the fiberglass resin overnight or sooner.
Also never place a jack directly underneath a fiberglass leaf spring. If nicked by metal, the spring will fail or break in short order.
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I cant remember what i cleaned it with but im sure it was with some kind of solvant.....damm i wiped it off rite off.... man that is sensitive stuff
i was wodering if it was becouse the susp, was non relaxed[after the polys went in] and the tires were toed in for a while after i lowered it to the ground
i was wodering if it was becouse the susp, was non relaxed[after the polys went in] and the tires were toed in for a while after i lowered it to the ground
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I cant remember what i cleaned it with but im sure it was with some kind of solvant.....damm i wiped it off rite off.... man that is sensitive stuff
i was wodering if it was becouse the susp, was non relaxed[after the polys went in] and the tires were toed in for a while after i lowered it to the ground
i was wodering if it was becouse the susp, was non relaxed[after the polys went in] and the tires were toed in for a while after i lowered it to the ground
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