[DeTomaso] Short Springs

[sean mundy]

 Okay, I will try HD zippies on every shock.  I guess I will need to drill both top and bottom spring perches to make sure the springs don't go free in all conditions.  Thanks for the advice!



From: red3644 at hotmail.com
To: seanmundy at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Short Springs
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:42:06 -0500





There are two zip ties on each spring.  They hold the spring relatively close to it's proper position when the car is
unloaded on stands.  I suppose they do the same when the car is in motion.   I haven't noticed any wear, scratches 
or galling on any of the related parts or heard any unusual sounds so far.  My car sits pretty low for what that's worth.  
 
Michael Frazier
Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa 

 



From: seanmundy at hotmail.com
To: red3644 at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Short Springs
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:03:28 -0700





 Nice!  I thought about that as quickie solution but thought they might not be strong enough.  How many ties do you use??
Would safety wire be better?



From: red3644 at hotmail.com
To: seanmundy at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Short Springs
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:38:12 -0500




My Konis have a couple of holes in the upper stop.  I use heavy duty zip ties to hold the spring in place against the upper stop.
I think this is a common fix...it seems to work well enough that I haven't had to do anything else.  Hope that helps.

Michael Frazier
Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa 

 

> 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 the gap 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 
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