From: [email protected]
Date: 19 Jul 2002
Time: 23:45:23
Remote Name: 195.200.10.77
I have fitted a set of replica Nobby helper springs to the Chummy, and found they have made quite a difference to the rear suspension. The cornering has changed: the over-steer characteristics have altered so that it feels a bit more twitchy, but it goes round corners without rolling so much - I was able to squeal the tyres yesterday going round a roundabout. The main problem is that the back axle used to be able to move up by 5 inches before the top of the brake lever hit the inside bottom edge of the rear wing, whereas now there is only about 3 inches of movement before the Nobby springs become coil-bound. The result of this is that the car is now far more uncomfortable on poorly surfaced roads. Has anyone (Barry?) got a set of originals that they can measure for me - I feel that the coils of the spring should fit inside each other when squashed flat to give the maximum amount of deflection; this does not happen on my replicas.