Spider Quad uses different springs than veloce????

Hi all,

I have a funny question regarding springs for a 1988 Spider Quad that
has the taller springs for the USA market.

I'm collecting all the necessary parts to do a complete suspension
rebuild after the weather turns a bit too cold to enjoy. I'd like to
replace the current springs with those that are somewhat stiffer and
slightly lower.

The two sources I know that sell this type of spring both say they are
only for the Graduate or Veloce models, and are NOT for the Quad
because it weighs a bit more than the other two causing it to sit even
lower, especially when the top is on.

I guess my question is three pronged.

1) Are there really special springs just for the spider quad model??
If so, can anyone point me to a source of these that are slightly
stiffer and slightly lower??

2) if not, does anyone know if the Graduate and Veloce springs will
work on the Quad.

3) possibly as a last resort, if the graduate and veloce spings really
wont work on a quad, is there any other way anyone can think of for
obtaining a slightly stiffer ride while also lowering the car to the
height it was intended to be at???

Thanks for any and all insight!!! Jim

Quads came with diff springs because they also came with a hard top which
weighs and extra 100lbs...
If you intend on an OE restoration - Quad spings were still around - but
they are not required unless youre keeping the hard top on most of the time

"mcardlejl" > wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I have a funny question regarding springs for a 1988 Spider Quad that
> has the taller springs for the USA market.
>
> I'm collecting all the necessary parts to do a complete suspension
> rebuild after the weather turns a bit too cold to enjoy. I'd like to
> replace the current springs with those that are somewhat stiffer and
> slightly lower.
>
> The two sources I know that sell this type of spring both say they are
> only for the Graduate or Veloce models, and are NOT for the Quad
> because it weighs a bit more than the other two causing it to sit even
> lower, especially when the top is on.
>
> I guess my question is three pronged.
>
> 1) Are there really special springs just for the spider quad model??
> If so, can anyone point me to a source of these that are slightly
> stiffer and slightly lower??
>
> 2) if not, does anyone know if the Graduate and Veloce springs will
> work on the Quad.
>
> 3) possibly as a last resort, if the graduate and veloce spings really
> wont work on a quad, is there any other way anyone can think of for
> obtaining a slightly stiffer ride while also lowering the car to the
> height it was intended to be at???
>
> Thanks for any and all insight!!! Jim
>