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Number: 3982
From: "negusm"
Date: Wed Nov 19, 2003  10:22 am
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: ebay: Springs and bushings

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[ASC McLaren ] Re: ebay: Springs and bushings

Are there any stampings on the springs? Would I find "Motorsport"
or "Ford" on them?

I'm going to see if I can at least count the turns in the springs
when I get up there next week.

-Mike



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, Tom G <speedracer815@y...> wrote:
> I don't envision it happening before spring, but I
> have the Motorsport springs in question on my '96
> Cobra. When I start getting into the suspension on my
> '85 Coupe I can take some measurements and determine
> if they are the same spring.
>
> As for bushings, it seems we've come to focus only on
> the rear upper control arms. Is there any possibility
> that front control arm bushings were changed?
>
> Due to the way the stock suspsension was designed to
> work I would be extremely surprised if the rear lower
> control arm bushings were changed. Stiffer bushings
> here generally hurt performance.
>
> In part I think it's important to know who made the
> changes. If they were made at Dearborn I'm sure they
> must be Ford parts, if ASC did it, they could
> potentially be anything.
>
> Tom Gentry
> Life is too short to miss the details!
>
>
> __________________________________
> >
>



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