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Number: 1798
From: "jdawg <jdawg@e...>" <jdawg@e...>
Date: Mon Dec 9, 2002  6:12 pm
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Springs on the ragtops - 1985

Body:
im confused, the note says "He then went on to say, "As we
progressed,
> the cars went horizontal shock absorbers in the rear which
required
> use of the stock Ford springs." im not sure about the 84, but my
85 has the quad shocks, 2 being horizonal. so this really makes no
sense???
jdawg

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, orange86capri <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
> In an interview with Peter Muscat, he said, "I designed a new
> progressive spring for the first three years of production. These
> springs used basically the same amount of coils as a stock spring,
> but were wrapped closer together which lowered these cars 1 1/4
> inches without cutting." He then went on to say, "As we
progressed,
> the cars went horizontal shock absorbers in the rear which
required
> use of the stock Ford springs."
>
> (Thanks to petedaycab)

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1799 Re: Springs on the ragtops - 1985 orange86capri orange86capri Mon  12/9/2002   2 KB
1800 Re: Springs on the ragtops - 1985 Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...> cigarsandy Mon  12/9/2002   2 KB