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Modifying Leaf Springs
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tony barnhill
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Photo of the anti-tramps on my Rover V8 MGB with end of sway bar where its attached to body at left upper edge of photo....I'm gonna do something differently with this car..
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See, Joe, we need you to POST - not lurk! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif
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Well, hurry up!
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Tony - This may not be applicable to your GRMS car and it's intended use BUT ----
Flailing my GTs around mountain roads, I have noticed that the rear tends to hold better if the tire pressure is lower in the rear than the front, especially if the car only has me onboard. I assume this to be due to the extra leaf in the rear spring which supposedly provides additional carrying capacity for the GT model. The point is - the rear springs are already too stiff for your purposes, especially since you have lightened the beast.
I think you are on the right track by removing leaves. I wouldn't worry about taking out another if I were you. Besides, you have lots of time to put it back in after you have road tested it, right?
Flailing my GTs around mountain roads, I have noticed that the rear tends to hold better if the tire pressure is lower in the rear than the front, especially if the car only has me onboard. I assume this to be due to the extra leaf in the rear spring which supposedly provides additional carrying capacity for the GT model. The point is - the rear springs are already too stiff for your purposes, especially since you have lightened the beast.
I think you are on the right track by removing leaves. I wouldn't worry about taking out another if I were you. Besides, you have lots of time to put it back in after you have road tested it, right?