Rear main leaf spring on a C-3

I was the original poster of this question about a week or so ago asking
for advice on a rear main leaf...then this Dave guy I think added
something...then I get a poster wanting to "" the think and I get
this.... I really howled..... I see under this post that I am first given
advice...then called an asshole and then a Stupid ****er.....whoa....it's
like getting a message back from a Turret's patient. Good Lord.... Jim


"CBHVAC" > wrote in message
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>
> "Diode" > wrote in message
> . net...
> > spoke thusly...
> >
> > > If you want to improve the ride of your vette, go with a TRW Composite
> > >
> > You are such an asshole.
>
> Hes a stupid ****er too....
>
> >
> > --
> > -|>|- Diode -|<|-
> > '68 L-79 Coupe
> > '79 Triumph Bonneville
> > Shut up, dave.
> > Professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt.
> > Actual mileage may vary.
>
>

"Jim" <jim.morris> wrote in message
...
> I was the original poster of this question about a week or so ago asking
> for advice on a rear main leaf...then this Dave guy I think added
> something...then I get a poster wanting to "" the think and I get
> this.... I really howled..... I see under this post that I am first given
> advice...then called an asshole and then a Stupid ****er.....whoa....it's
> like getting a message back from a Turret's patient. Good Lord.... Jim


Ummm...Jim, you are ONLY a stupid ****er if you think that we were talking
about you...

IF you cant follow the thread, I suggest strongly that you allow someone
else to work on your Vette...really....


>
>
> "CBHVAC" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Diode" > wrote in message
> > . net...
> > > spoke thusly...
> > >
> > > > If you want to improve the ride of your vette, go with a TRW
Composite
> > > >
> > > You are such an asshole.
> >
> > Hes a stupid ****er too....
> >
> > >
> > > --
> > > -|>|- Diode -|<|-
> > > '68 L-79 Coupe
> > > '79 Triumph Bonneville
> > > Shut up, dave.
> > > Professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt.
> > > Actual mileage may vary.
> >
> >
>
>

Did "I" replace my bent strut!! hahahahahahah!! Chrissy has her whole
rearend nearly new!! Pretty too. I didn't have to change the pumpkin.....I
didn't have to change the half shafts......everything else got changed
out....trailing
arms....shocks...shims......bushings.......spring. ...brakes...all of
them......seals...U-joints......brake lines and now for the front end.....NO
SH*T...........I just might take the body off at this point....how tough can
it be...the rearend was supposed to have been a 10...so......body off is
what?......maybe a 6?..........the cooling cowl and radiator had to have
been a five......that's alot of why I am taking out the AC.....I don't use
it anyway and it's in the way.....I want the space in there.....
"Jai" > wrote in message
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> all I did was replace the spring and replaced shocks according to the
parts
> stores catalog......Vette seems to sit well....I did drop Chrissy off the
> blocks breifly to take her out a wash her......and the set looked just
> fine...not too high that is.....must have done that part correctly....what
> is this about possibly bending the strut.....that is exactly what the
> original problem was..a bent strut...then the bearing and then this whole
> story....
> "Bob G." > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:54:45 -0600, "Jim" <jim.morris> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there folks!,
> > >
> > > I have three choices that I can think of. My rear leaf spring on
my
> > >1977 Vette is showing sagging as the rear wheels are leaning in. I see
> three
> > >options.;
> > >
> > >1) go to a spring shop and get the springs re-arced
> > >2) buy new springs
> > >3) buy one of those new fiberglass upgrade springs.
> > >
> > > Option 1 has me wondering if re-arcing the springs will last. I
also
> > >wonder if the spring shop will know how much to arc the spring to
match
> the
> > >vehicle as I will be removing the spring myself and then taking it
into
> the
> > >city. Having some stranger put a wrench to my car is out of the
question.
> I
> > >had springs re-arced on an old Toyota Landcruiser and that seemed to
> last.
> > >Thoughts?
> > > Options 2 and 3 are pricy. .....so I am REALLY hoping someone is
> gonna
> > >say option #1 is an okay idea.... thanks...Jim
> > >
> > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
> >
> > WAIT A HOLD IT.....
> >
> > Those rear wheels may just need a camber adjustment... and you only
> > have to loosen one bolt and turn the cam and retighten the bold...
> >
> > Just make sure the strut rods were not BENT by some dumb ass mechanic
> > that did not know how to adjust the camber....
> >
> > Total time required to adjust the camber is under 10 minutes after
> > you have the rear jacked up an inch off the ground... tools required
> > are 2 wrenchs, a 18 inch piece of 2x4, and a common level...you can
> > get damn close that way...
> >
> > Now.. NEW Steel springs are only about 125 bucks, fiberglass are
> > more then twice that... Reworking the old spring is just not worth
> > the slim savings...IMHO
> >
> > PS:
> > I am running fiberglass rear springs on my 72 & 79... and YOU
> > better buy matching shocks that are designed for the spring... Been
> > there done that on the first spring...TALK to your supplier...
> >
> > My 76 I replaced the spring with a Steel Spring... (money was
> > tight at that time...)
> >
> > IN all 3 cases the cars took a few months to "sit" correctly ..in
> > other words the ass end was high...
> >
> > Bob Griffiths
> > 64 72 76 79 & 95 Corvettes
>
>