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I don't recommend this way of lowering your Jensen but am reporting that it is one way to go.
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| Posted: 06-24-2005 01:49 am |
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I lowered the rear of my Jensen Healey by several inchs. I have installed 26'' tires and it caused the rear to be rather high. shorter springs would have been the proper way to go, but hey, the old springs would have to go any way so I did the stupid thing and heated the lower coils to get some drop. Of course they did not settle evenly so I cut off the coils which had been heated and then constructed a bucket to locate the upper end of the springs and gives me the option of adding spacers to get whatever ride hight I want. I now have 1" between the axel and snubber so I will need to add 1/2" to 3/4" spacer to get the desired ride height. With the larger tires and lowered springs the Jensen has a much more aggresive look, but not having driven it yet I can't say how it will ride or handle. The shorter springs should cause a higher spring rate. I don't recommend this way of lowering your Jensen but am reporting that it is one way to go.
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