Hi all,
My '72 is angled up at the front - or presumably it's sagging at the back. I think the body sills should be parallel to the ground, judging by early images and more recent photos. (Sorry to post things that I'm sure you've seen, but just wanted to gather things in one place.)
In my car, the rear end of the sill is closer to the ground than the front. And the rear camber seems way too negative. If I jack up the body from the rear, I can find a height where the sills are parallel to the ground. Then it seems like just the right amount of tire is showing,. And at that point, the rear wheels are essentially vertical, which seems right.
This said to me that the rear springs have gotten squashed over 40+ years and aren't holding the body high enough. So I bought another pair of springs, which were stated to be new. The replacement was done in a shop, and I had no way to compare the uncompressed length of the springs. But I was greatly disappointed to end up with exactly the same stance I had before.
So now I'd like to take the original springs and just stretch them out, and hopefully get a few years of riding at the correct height. Does this seem like a plan? Is there a way to know what the uncompressed length was when these springs were new?
Thanks very much for your thoughts..
Kelly
My '72 is angled up at the front - or presumably it's sagging at the back. I think the body sills should be parallel to the ground, judging by early images and more recent photos. (Sorry to post things that I'm sure you've seen, but just wanted to gather things in one place.)
In my car, the rear end of the sill is closer to the ground than the front. And the rear camber seems way too negative. If I jack up the body from the rear, I can find a height where the sills are parallel to the ground. Then it seems like just the right amount of tire is showing,. And at that point, the rear wheels are essentially vertical, which seems right.
This said to me that the rear springs have gotten squashed over 40+ years and aren't holding the body high enough. So I bought another pair of springs, which were stated to be new. The replacement was done in a shop, and I had no way to compare the uncompressed length of the springs. But I was greatly disappointed to end up with exactly the same stance I had before.
So now I'd like to take the original springs and just stretch them out, and hopefully get a few years of riding at the correct height. Does this seem like a plan? Is there a way to know what the uncompressed length was when these springs were new?
Thanks very much for your thoughts..
Kelly
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