Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: springs & more

[<eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

GoJo usually works.... :~P
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Terry.Atkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: springs & more


> My only question Eddie is how did they get that fat chick in the back seat 
> of
> the Gremlin.
> Terry
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>> Have you though about having them professionally compressed by a spring
>> place? Removing them as others have mentioned can, and will, take out 
>> your
>> whole front end, it is not designed to handle that weight, sort of like a
>> fat chick in back seat of the Gremlin. The photo you see here is what
>> happened when she sat in back of the car after ordering six swap meet
>> sauages on a stick, a tub of popcorn, and a uh, Diet Coke.
>>
>> Seriously, see if there are any suspension specialists in your area that 
>> can
>> do that type of work, if you were in Houston, I would probably send you 
>> to
>> Steve at EXCEL off daffodil in the old hood, all they do is suspensions.
>>
>> One more thing about springs. In the 70s, my dad who recently passed away
>> and me decided to do some front end work on a Javelin I had. We didn't 
>> have
>> a spring compressor and decided to let big brother Tommy sit on the front
>> and we would wrap chains around them then lock them and remove them. 
>> Tommy
>> was no problem sitting on the hood, he was not 409 lbs and 6'7" at the 
>> time,
>> but close. Maybe I can call Tommy to come sit on your Hornet front clip, 
>> but
>> it might turn into a lowrider. But just as we (and dad knew better, he 
>> was
>> master mechanuic at AMC All American Motors downtown at time) were 
>> getting
>> ready to work on the car, the chain gave way and the spring shot past us,
>> hitting the door on another Javelin, tearing the metal, smashing the 
>> glass
>> and there was not only a huge dent, but a rip in the metal about 8 inches
>> long. That could have been either one of our heads. After that day in the
>> mid 1970s, I have always respected the sheer power springs on vehicles 
>> have.
>> Eddie Stakes'
>> Planet Houston AMX
>> 713.464.8825
>> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> www.planethoustonamx.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dan M." <vegadan@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 2:35 PM
>> Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: 77 amx springs
>>
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>> > If cutting the front springs is bad, are there any springs that I
>> > can swap out that will lower the front safely (the car has a/c-maybe
>> > non-a/c springs?).  I only want to lower the front about 1-2".  I
>> > realize that the front geometry will change-can adjustments to
>> > camber, caster, toe-in/out compensate for these changes?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Dan
>> >
>> > --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Davis Martin <martin-
>> > davis@xxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Cuting the front coils is a REALLY BAD idea. It will definitly
>> > make it handle WORSE.
>> >>    Call ESPO Springs n things http://www.springsnthings.com/ They
>> > can help you with replacing the rear leafs. I got the heavy duty 5
>> > leaf and it was only 160 for both shipped to my door.
>> >>    Davis
>> >>
>> >> "Dan M." <vegadan@xxxx> wrote:
>> >>   I noticed that the back of my 77 amx is riding a little low. I
>> > could
>> >> replace the rear springs, or maybe cut a coil off of the front
>> > springs
>> >> to lower that end. I kind of like the latter idea, because it
>> > would
>> >> lower the car a little and give it a better stance, plus improve
>> >> handling. But I thought I would check here before I did anything
>> > to
>> >> see if anybody has any experience (good and bad) with this issue.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Dan
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