[Staowners] THREE FAT LADIES

[Mal Clark]

MessageHI Rod and all I would have thought 3 fat ladies making up the 158 kilos would be more like dolly birds @ 52 kilo's each,unless one fat lady and one skinny bird,you might just squeeze them in the boot, perhaps Don should find one fat lady and keep her in the boot all the time, sorry guys!!! you think I would have better things to do than joke around, but its early over here not quite awake,forcast some much needed rain today, if any of you have had enough rain blow it over to Australia, we haven't had decent rains for 10 years, Water storage n Victoria at 30 % not good   Mal Clark.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rod Allen 
  To: staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info 
  Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 7:25 AM
  Subject: [Staowners] Staowners Digest, Vol 40, Issue 13 Rear springs


  hello Don,
  I have just fitted new springs to the rear of my 90  saloon.
  If you follow the instructions in the workshop manual (Rear spring laden camber) which involves putting weights (158 kilo)on the floor at the rear you will find that you get the correct ride height. It is to do with weight not measurement above the wheel to wheel arch. I used old springs to achieve the weight.They are roughly 28kilos each so are pretty heavy! (unless you know three old fat ladies!!)When carrying out this task all the silent block nus should be loose so the spring can cantilever into position, then tighten up. The rear nuts have split pins so be careful when you undo the nuts. I did not know they were there, rusted away and impossible afterwards to put right ie drill out as body work is in the way.

  As to purchasing new ones I had mine made at Jones Springs tel 0121 568 7575 or www.jones-springs.co.uk and they were in imperial as original not metric. I have used the car and all seems fine. 

  All the best

  Rod Allen
  Butleigh Somerset


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