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Wanted - Soggy/Soft Rear Spring - Swing Spring Type

Posted By : Jon Low, 10-Jul-2006, 03:41am

• Wanted - Soggy/Soft Rear Spring - Swing Spring Type

  Posted By : Ian Osprey, 10-Jul-2006, 09:04am

  Jon,
  I have one. I actually 'refurbished' it ( paint, grease, new buttons, new eye bushes), then decided to get a new one.
  Unfortunately, I'm now not available until 27th July. If your still stuck at the end of the month, get in touch
  

• Wanted - Soggy/Soft Rear Spring - Swing Spring Type

  Posted By : Trevor Ellis, 10-Jul-2006, 10:46am

  Yes I have one in my garage which I had to change because it had gone real soggy. I'm in Hinckley, Leicestershire if you want it
  Trevor

  • Wanted - Soggy/Soft Rear Spring - Swing Spring Type

    Posted By : Dan Owen, 10-Jul-2006, 03:03pm

    Have you been to the topless carwash in Hinckley? There was something about it in one of the papers a while back, or was it just a windup?

    • Wanted - Soggy/Soft Rear Spring - Swing Spring Type

      Posted By : Jason Chinn, 10-Jul-2006, 03:16pm

      Seen the signs but to be perfectly honest do you really want your car washed by the kind of girl who's happy to be topless in Hinckley? I think it's one of those things that might work in California or the telly but Hinckley? Naaaaaa

    • Wanted - Soggy/Soft Rear Spring - Swing Spring Type

      Posted By : Trevor Ellis, 10-Jul-2006, 03:34pm

      No I didn't get the chance as the the wife veto'd it. I did tell her it was a car wash for topless cars but she still wouldn't let me try it out. Incindently it has since closed i suspect the £30 charge meant they didn't get many customers although i did hear that the mechanics from a garage filled a mini bus and took it down.

      • Wanted - Soggy/Soft Rear Spring - Swing Spring Type

        Posted By : Jon Low, 10-Oct-2006, 03:31am

        With regard to my request for a soggy rear spring, my current suspension set up is a follows:-
        
        550lb front springs. (canÂ’t go much higher as it is a road car, or it will shake itself to death).
        7/8” front anti-roll bar. (Did fit a 1” version but took it off).
        AVO adjustable platform shocks.
        Approx 2 degrees negative camber.
        
        Rear swing spring has been re-tempered as per US Competition Preparation Manual – SCCA spec. I quote :-
        “The first job is to remove the stock rear spring and have it de-arched by a spring shop to 1”, ie, with the main leaf resting on the workbench, it should measure 1” from the bottom of the leaf to the bench. Next cut off the second leaf at the point where it wraps around the eye. This is to prevent it from bottoming where it flexes.” The rear has very little movement no matter how hard you try to bounce the rear.
        ¾” diff spacer to lower the rear..
        AVO adjustable shocks.
        I have also tried a US spec rear anti-roll bar, but found handling worse with this on, so removed it.
        
        Not understanding suspension theories very well, I had always worked on stiffest must be best. But a couple of season ago I used someone elseÂ’s Spitfire at Brands. This car was very soft at the back and although it did tend to roll and drift out of corners, it was very predictable and I new where it would drift out to on the track. It was much more forgiving and although this car was down on power compared to my car, I was actually quicker and I enjoyed the drive, when I canÂ’t really say my car is nice to drive.
        
        Another point of note is that a while back I fitted the MOSS uprated rubber bushes alround. DidnÂ’t go the polybush route, as at the time I was worried again about it shaking itself to bits on the road - perhaps IÂ’ll change when funds permit next time round.
        
        I know everyone has different ideas and different driving styles , but when I have tried to request help from the other race guys, I seem to get non committal answers – giving not much away. So any thoughts on rear end setup would be most helpful.