Spin Control Question

MAURICE BLENDHEIM · 08-16-2012, 04:24 AM

Ron... The coil spring is the most important factor in your problem, what you have doesn't appear to be holding up the front end of the car. Honestly, stock coil springs would probably net you better results. It is easier to change coil springs then the trick bushings and cheaper. You don't necessarily need the trick bushings yet, use what you have in the car for now. What you have can be tweaked to get you going. For starters we need to know what have you done so far. How tight are the bolts that retain your upper and lower control arms? Are the rubber snubbers still in the upper control arms? In the rear, how tight are your leaf spring bolts? Like Alan mentioned it appears the rear is bound up. Do the leaf springs have centering pins? If so, do the lower rear end retaining plates have slots? How much clearance in the sliders?(you did say leaf spring, ladder bars and slider) My smaller carburetor comment refers to torque, heck I'd even try a good 780 vacuum. One more question, 1/4 or 1/8th mile? We will probably start asking engine questions soon. Just trying to help.

08-16-2012, 04:24 AM	#12
MAURICE BLENDHEIM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Langley (no igloos), British Columbia, Canada Posts: 569 Likes: 310 Liked 284 Times in 87 Posts	Re: Spin Control Question Ron... The coil spring is the most important factor in your problem, what you have doesn't appear to be holding up the front end of the car. Honestly, stock coil springs would probably net you better results. It is easier to change coil springs then the trick bushings and cheaper. You don't necessarily need the trick bushings yet, use what you have in the car for now. What you have can be tweaked to get you going. For starters we need to know what have you done so far. How tight are the bolts that retain your upper and lower control arms? Are the rubber snubbers still in the upper control arms? In the rear, how tight are your leaf spring bolts? Like Alan mentioned it appears the rear is bound up. Do the leaf springs have centering pins? If so, do the lower rear end retaining plates have slots? How much clearance in the sliders?(you did say leaf spring, ladder bars and slider) My smaller carburetor comment refers to torque, heck I'd even try a good 780 vacuum. One more question, 1/4 or 1/8th mile? We will probably start asking engine questions soon. Just trying to help.