[DeTomaso] Short Springs

[Asa Jay Laughton]

.. and I think that is the real answer.  The shock/spring combination 
Sean obtained from PIM isn't the same as what you are running.  Since 
you aren't having any problem, I would tend to want what you have on 
your car, and not what PIM has.  Perhaps you could share you specs again 
so Sean could see them?

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
******************************
http://www.racingagainstautism.com
http://www.teampanteraracing.com
http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism


On 7/14/2011 9:00 PM, Julian Kift wrote:
> No I don't, but neither do I have a problem with the springs unseating on the Pantera.
>
> Julian
>
>
>> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:33:21 -0700
>> From: asajay at asajay.com
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Short Springs
>>
>> But do you have them on your QA1 shocks on the Pantera?
>>
>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>> &  Shelley Marie
>> Spokane, WA
>> ******************************
>> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>> http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism
>>
>>
>> On 7/14/2011 2:37 PM, Julian Kift wrote:
>>> The answer is helper springs, a flat spring that has just sufficient compression to keep the main spring seated on its perch. I have them on my Intrax shocks on the Ultima.
>>>
>>> Here is one example I found with a quick Google search (not sure if QA1 does their own);
>>>
>>> http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?tpc=Hyperco-Helper-Springs&form_prod_id=511&action=product
>>>
>>> You can also get a guide that seats the helper spring to the main coil spring, see the internal link on the above page.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>> Julian
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: seanmundy at hotmail.com
>>>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>>>> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:26:10 -0700
>>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Short Springs
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anyone out there have the adjustable QA1 shocks from PIM? Wondering if you have the same issue as me. Both my springs front and rear are so short that they fall off the upper spring perch when I jack up the car and the shock itself becomes fully extended. This is a pain because when lowering the car I have to get my hand in there and actually guide the spring onto the upper perch as the car drops down off the jack. Not getting my arm out and getting it stuck in there a couple times is not fun when youre alone in the garage. Imagine your arm pinned between the fender and the tire and trying to jack up the car with an extended leg!!! I also can hear the spring dropping of and slamming back onto the perch when I hit a big bump or compression while driving. This loose spring condition has caused the spring itself to come into contact with the outside of the shock body and has caused some very visible wear. If I adjust the lower spring perch up on the shock body to make up th
>   e g
>>> ap and keep the spring in contact with the upper spring perch my total shock length is too tall. I don't like my car looking like a funny car with rear end jacked up WAY high like they did back in the 70's. Any ideas? Thanks, Sean Mundy
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>
>>>> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>>>>
>>>> Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/
>>>>
>>>> DeTomaso mailing list
>>>> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
>>>> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>>> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>>>
>>> Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/
>>>
>>> DeTomaso mailing list
>>> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
>>> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>>>
>>>
>>> -----
>>> No virus found in this message.
>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>>> Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3763 - Release Date: 07/13/11
>>>
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>>
>> Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/
>>
>> DeTomaso mailing list
>> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
>> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>   		 	   		
> _______________________________________________
>
> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>
> Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/
>
> DeTomaso mailing list
> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>
>
> -----
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3765 - Release Date: 07/14/11
>
>