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FIA springs
who can tell me the propper number of the spring- leaves front and rear for 289FIA.
Is it 10and 8, or is it 8and 7 leaves ??? I can't read it out of any 289FIA pictures, but I think you can tell me the correct number. best wishes from Germany |
Originally 10/8,but on my race car is 11/8,if you interested after extensive testing we have definite with the Sarrailh's crew the best compromise front and rear spring rate.
Regards Bernie |
Hey boys, is nobody able to tell me the propper no of leaves ???
Who was building the orig. FIA's ??? Shelby ? What was in ??? P.S. Thanks Bernie for the quick response. I remember your car pretty well, and know than you had 11 leaves in Le Mans last year. |
10 front
8 rear I remember wondering myself, and I found this answer in a book. I will try to find the source. |
Fritz
From the AC chassis book the street cars had 10 front and 8 rear for what its worth. My Hi-Tech has the same but I'm not sure what the spring rate is, all I know is that its damn hard and I feel everything. When I get the Kirkham sway bar installed at the front end to control the roll, I am going to try removing a leaf or so to try and soften it up for the street. All tips for setting up the suspension are most welcome by me. Andy |
Andy,
Try 370 lb front,260 lb rear work great with double adjustable Koni's schock Bernie |
Bernie - I am using Damper tech shocks at present but intend to change in the future. Do you have the model or part number for the Cobra Koni's with the re-bound and compression adjustement.
Andy |
Andy,
These Koni's are custom made by the factory on my own specs,try Spax schocks not too bad for road use, Regards, Bernie |
Hallo Andy,
I'm also on the way to buy custom made shocks from Spax, double adjustible. We have double adjustibles from Penske Racing in US, but the price is 800$ each plus shipping, duties and taxes. I need gas filled shocks to built them upside down in my car. I have original red Konis. They touch with the body my brake calipper-bracket. (big Willwood racing system). Standad Konis work fine, but hard work to make them stiffer, when you have a bumpstop on. |
Fritz - Please let me know how you get on with Spax.
Andy |
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