[Amc-list] Re; 'Flexible Flyers' - Radial Tires. and shot springs

["John Elle" <johnelle@xxxxxxxxx>]

Armand, 
 
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A further note here, I can't believe my springs in front are shot.
John can you help with this one??
 
Armand
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Yah, I can, but there may be a folk or two that don?t like my answer. 
I have yet to see a good reason why I have to purchase a front spring
for an AMC car. This of course is limited to 1970 + as I have never 
owned one older than 1970. My Javelin rear springs died due to excessive
exposure to rust and I replaced them with a good used set when that 
happened. Kennedy American sells a replacement bolt for the front of 
rear leafs in lieu of the shoulder bolt which is no longer available
and I use a saws all to cut the bolt out by sliding the blade up next
to the spring. Rust is insidious. 
 
 
The only thing that I have addressed and then only as a personal 
preference and that is that annoying nose high attitude that prevails
on all AMC cars that I have ever been involved with or seen and that
is to take my SawsAll and cut off between ½ and 1 full turn off of 
the bottom of the front coil spring to drop the nose out of the sky
and get it to sit level with the rear or ?cause I like the look 
better, a bit lower. 
I figure 3 inch drop/turn and adjust accordingly to personal preference.

Raising a car makes no logical sense to me at all.
 
If the front spring is shot, and it can happen it would be rather 
rare in my opinion. 
For what ever that is worth. 
John.  
 
 
 
 
 
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