Lowering Spring Plates
- Adam Wright
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Lowering Spring Plates
Anyone ever see anything like this before?
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
No, but I bet that worked wonders for the toe-in.
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
If i'm looking at the picture right it looks like the dog leg bends are wrong. in on one side and out on the other. just a side note I installed some VW adjustable spring plates on mine. I wanted to lower it about an inch or so now I can adjust it were I want it. i did rotate the torsion bars 1 fine click up. i don't have it on the ground yet to see what its going to do i should have it on wheels next week.
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- Ron LaDow
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
Like about that?
For that to correct the toe, I think the lower plate has to be the right side, and has to be rotated quite a bit on the T-bar.
If it is left side, you'd have raised the car and given it a lot of toe-out.
Not sure and not willing to spend the skull-job on it this evening.
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
Aren't they tempered steel? I'd be concerned with welding them lest they be prone to cracking. Can't you accomplish the same effect by clocking the inner & outer splines?
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- Norm Miller
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
I think it was a bad idea gone bad.
Shortening the wheelbase, increasing the toe-in, offsetting the centerline.
Welding spring steel.
What could possibly go wrong?
Shortening the wheelbase, increasing the toe-in, offsetting the centerline.
Welding spring steel.
What could possibly go wrong?
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
+1. Funny they are not presently being used.
- Greg Scallon
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
I think the offset you guys are seeing is an optical illusion and they are actually all in one plane, same as stock. It looks to me like they've simply been cut and re-welded. Adam?
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- Vic Skirmants
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
Oh, yes.Norm Miller wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 12:10 amI think it was a bad idea gone bad.
Shortening the wheelbase, increasing the toe-in, offsetting the centerline.
Welding spring steel.
What could possibly go wrong?
- Jacques Lefriant
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
If they are shorter than stock it may be an accommodation for 901 short wheel base trailing arms
- Spencer Harris
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
Looks like the surgery was performed on early spring plates. '53 plates have the three-bolt pattern while '55 plates have four-bolt pattern (not sure when the change occurred).
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
Is this the set that was for sale on Samba or Pelican ?
The seller was re-listing them for months, can't find them for sale now.
The seller was re-listing them for months, can't find them for sale now.
- Jim Liberty
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
This is one change I would never make. The cars are 60 years old, buy a 911. ……………….Jim.
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- Al Zim
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
What you are looking at is a dune buggy deal. I recently purchased a 901 transmission that was butchered to fit and off road buggy. al zim
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Re: Lowering Spring Plates
Adam,
Looks like you have two very unique "door stops"
Looks like you have two very unique "door stops"