1" lower w/ stock ride?

["agiyo" <agiyo@xxxxxxxx>]

> I was going to tack this on to my other post, but has anyone ever had
> lowered (say by an inch or so) front / rear springs made for Spiders,
> but which are equivalent to the stock spring meaning Not stiffer?
>
Dave Rugh?  Seems like he has.  But I would think you'd want springs a
little bit stiffer, since you've reduce the effective suspension travel
by almost 20%.

Rugh springs are certainly stiffer, to the point that as Oregon's roads
deteriorate and develop ever more pot holes, the idea of going back to stock
springs has crossed my mind.  In a car as low as my Spider, the choice is tall
springs, hard springs, or no sump.  I have considered making a sump guard
which does not project several critical and counterproductive inches in front
of the sump, as the popular ones do, but probably won't get around to it.  If
I want to make sparks, I'll get out the flintlock.

The Berlina has the closest logical approach to Biba's wish, stock springs
with a coil cut out.  It obviously handles beautifully; Norm Riffle set it up
and he knows what he's doing.  But although a major, tremendous, nearly
catastrophic hurdle was crossed this afternoon when Jeff Zurschmeide FOUND the
shoe box with my cam caps I lost 6 months ago (!!!) I haven't driven the car
yet.  Much sooner now than it was gonna be!  YMWV.

Peace,
Joe
'72 Spider PIR Slut
'73 Berlina showing dangerous tendencies
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