Date:         Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:50:10 -0600
Reply-To:     Fred Porter <fporter@EYRING.COM>
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From:         Fred Porter <fporter@EYRING.COM>
Organization: EYRING, Corp.
Subject:      Re: spacers and sproings
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Steven X. Schwenk wrote:
>
> Great idea, Fred.  Actually, I already did this on the rears, and it bears
> out.  The spring length is shorter with the spacer than without with no
> weight on the suspension.

Steve,
of course the unloaded length is shorter with the spacer in because
you've compressed the darn spring in a topped out suspension.

in my post, i said measure the length of the spring WHEN LOADED, without
and then with the spacer.  Loaded is the relevant case here.  measuring
the lengths unloaded really doesn't prove anything except that yeah
you've inserted a spacer in a topped out suspension and compressed the
spring a bit.

 I am doing the fronts this weekend...Kyle at
> volks cafe has been helping me get the parts quickly.... I've been hammering
> at this because I thought others might be interested.  Apparently not.  No
> one address the issues, i.e., if this is not how you pre-load, then how do
> you? Not one word on that, just "you're wrong."

lots of us may be interested if this topic is ever correctly resolved
and use of spacers is correctly applied.

later,
fred