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Well, no wonder my fender clearance was lousy. :wink-new: Occasional rubs to the tires on tight, fast turns. Bouncy too.
I was due for replacement of my Armstrong shocks (rebuilt from World Wide) and decided that the springs were probably tired.
So, in re-building the suspension, THIS (below) was discovered... seriously shorter and smaller springs. The ones on the right are the new, stock, ones.
The car now rides MUCH better.
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Is that from wear, or did someone put in shorter springs?
 
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I don't know the history of these springs, but, no, it's not from wear... and they don't look artificially shortened. Odd, shorter, things (with even a slightly smaller diameter).
 
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