Best way to adjust rear coil overs for proper height on my SPF

[dont]

Chebby in a cobra=poser. Got popcorn.

[Jerry Clayton]

I probably got to agree with you about a chebby in a cobra, but I also don't think these are cobras and if so I'm sure the idea of a 460 would probably fit that scene also.

There isn't any way that I or anyone else (together or singilarly) are going to successfully come out of any disagreement with a bunch of SPF owners as there are more of you than probably all others combined---
I know several SPF owners, have worked on several of their cars, and they are a pretty nice package---come painted and upholstered--put in the engine of your choice and go driving--

But its a good thing they don't have to go thru any certification process as there are numerous places they would fail---and I am surprised that so many would be so negatively vocal about the most basic automotive fundamentals that concern safety issues only to honk there "I got 600 hp" horns

[dont]

But its a good thing they don't have to go thru any certification process as there are numerous places they would fail---and I am surprised that so many would be so negatively vocal about the most basic automotive fundamentals that concern safety issues only to honk there "I got 600 hp" horns[/quote]

As would most cars on this forum. You had mentioned in an earlier post that the SPF would flex in the door area before it would crack the windshield. Please explain.

[Jerry Clayton]

I'm sorry but this thread is about ride heights----

The SPF frame/structure is weak thru where the main frame rails turn upward at the back of the seat/door area--If you raise the car under the flat portion of the frame(forward of rear wheels/behind the front wheels) the weight of the rear portion will droop enough that the doors don't want to open/close--so my remarks meant that the frame is not stiff enough to transfer twist up to the windshield area so it won't break the windshield--

[dont]

We will have to agree to disagree. I can lift three wheels off the ground from any single point and still open and close the doors. Maybe you are referring to the crumple zones incorporated into the frame for safety.

I agree with you that this thread has gotten way off topic.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by dont

I can lift three wheels off the ground from any single point and still open and close the doors.

Wait a minute... you jack your car up so it's balancing on one wheel, then you open and close the doors, but you won't check your corner weights?

[dont]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Wait a minute... you jack your car up so it's balancing on one wheel, then you open and close the doors, but you won't check your corner weights?

Yes I got that from you on another thread a while back. I actually went out to the garage and lifted my car from multiple points to see if the non authentic rectangular frame on the SPF could compare to the authentic rectangular frame of an ERA.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by dont

Yes I got that from you on another thread a while back.

I remember it well Can Your Cobra Do this? So, tell the truth, you're going to check your corner weights now, aren't you?

[Silverback51]

Originally Posted by Jerry Clayton

I'm sorry but this thread is about ride heights----

The SPF frame/structure is weak thru where the main frame rails turn upward at the back of the seat/door area--If you raise the car under the flat portion of the frame(forward of rear wheels/behind the front wheels) the weight of the rear portion will droop enough that the doors don't want to open/close--so my remarks meant that the frame is not stiff enough to transfer twist up to the windshield area so it won't break the windshield--

Well I have to interject here and say you are full of crap on thiis one.

I've had my SPF for 4.5 years now and do the majority of the work on it my self, and it spends a lot of winter time being jacked up and supported on jack stands. I have never had any issues with doors not opening and closing correctly, and it's one of the things I checked.

God I hate these, my car is better than your car threads.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Silverback51

God I hate these, my car is better than your car threads.

Me, too. I think you should just start quoting old Traffic lyrics instead.

[dont]

Originally Posted by patrickt

me, too..

:lol: :lol ::lol: :lol:

[Jerry Clayton]

There is nothing in these cars for safety

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Jerry Clayton

There is nothing in these cars for safety

Fire extinguisher.

[Jerry Clayton]

Your better off running away from the fire--

If its mounted securely enough not to be a hazard if knocked loose in an incident, its probably difficult to get loose quickly enough that you'll get burnt before you even get to use it---- unless its on another persons vehicle

[Jerry Clayton]

I gotta go get some more popcorn!!!!!!!!!!

[Jerry Clayton]

I only know of one guy who survived a ditch

[dont]

Originally Posted by Jerry Clayton

I only know of one guy who survived a ditch

Me too. But then again he was in a SPF.

[Jerry Clayton]

Dont

I think the only thing I have seen on todays roads that are more dangerous than the Cobra REPLICAS are probably the crouch rocket motorcycles---considering acceleration, top speed, braking and the fact that they ususally wear some sort of driver protection whereas the cobra REPLICA crowd seems happy running around with a set of seat belts that pull the wrong way for tightening , and a rollbar (usually not padded) that will give a fatal dose of head trauma to an unhelmuted head-- at least the motorcycle will turn the same both ways.

Your SPF, Patricks ERA, my E-M and all the others are dangerous and if we were sensable we would not drive them on public roads in order not to endanger innocent motorists in modern , fairly safe vehicles that have been thru a design and manufacturing process to meet an very strict federal(world) set of regulations that are steered to road safety , reliability, and emission standards that none of our toys will meet.

I have been reading your past posts and the biggest cardboard box you are preaching from is the Hate Patrick because of his number of posts and you have support from a lot of other SPF not because your right but because there are so many of you that 1 % of the SPFers outnumber all the other owners totaled---

Your SPF are very nice cars, nice paint and upholstery, turn signals that don't work, windshield wipers that are grounded thru the dash and are questional , loose brake bolts, coil over mounts and adjusting collars---the engines and transmissions are repeatedly mounted solely to line up the side pipes with the body instead of the driveline--oil coolers that just have lines stuck up into the fenders instead of actually hooked to the engine, underdrive pulleys to gain 5 or 6 hp, which then run the water pump and alternator too slow for cooling---I could go on and on , but many of these issues are scattered thru out the replica cobra world, but a much higher percentage are on SPF---

Now--a slant on proper corner weights as an offshoot of setting coil overs for ride ht that has spread like weeds off subject(yep, I stirred a lot) has deteriated into a flame fest that has most people now ignoring this thread--will not contribute one more response from me on this thread but I will soon (hopefully this weekend)start a thread about some basic suspension/brake/alignment for street driven vehicles (cobras, hotrods,other kit cars)
as ERA CHAS has me pretty busy rounding up detail pictures for the guys over at Scale Model Magazine forum

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Jerry Clayton

Now--a slant on proper corner weights as an offshoot of setting coil overs for ride ht that has spread like weeds off subject(yep, I stirred a lot) has deteriated into a flame fest that has most people now ignoring this thread--will not contribute one more response from me on this thread but I will soon (hopefully this weekend)start a thread about some basic suspension/brake/alignment for street driven vehicles (cobras, hotrods,other kit cars) as ERA CHAS has me pretty busy rounding up detail pictures for the guys over at Scale Model Magazine forum

OK, and with that, John Barleycorn Must Die....

[dont]

Originally Posted by Jerry Clayton

Dont

I have been reading your past posts and the biggest cardboard box you are preaching from is the Hate Patrick because of his number of posts and you have support from a lot of other SPF not because your right but because there are so many of you that 1 % of the SPFers outnumber all the other owners totaled---

Jerry, I respect your honesty and knowledge. As you can tell my post count is not very high. I don't hate Patrick, just keeping an eye on his SPF bashing.