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Jul 19, 2014 18:29:30 GMT
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Can anybody help me! I want to lower my simca 1000 but i don't want to cut up original parts as its getting harder to find parts?? PLEASE  ? |
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Pid363!
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Jul 19, 2014 19:11:30 GMT
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I'm not sure what the set up is on them but if its got either coil or leaf springs you could take them to your local spring firm they can remake them to what ride hiegt you want. ? What was sperry springs in aldershot have retpeted some leaf springs for me took 1 1/2 out of them
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Jul 19, 2014 20:53:29 GMT
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They have springs in the rear and leaf up front, does anyone know if another cars springs will fit and be lowered???
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scmick
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Jul 19, 2014 21:12:47 GMT
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We've had over 30 SIMCA 1000s since the mid 80's and Ive always lowered them in the same way.... that's the ones that needed lowering. Many had sagged especially at the front. The front can be done by rearranging the leaves in the leaf spring. Keep the main one and the next and turn others upsde down. On post '68 cars with the channel sction crssmember for the spring the front end then benefits from extra bump stops made from old engine mounting blocks etc. fitted between the two mounting bolts to the chassis leg and the spring. At the rear we've always cut the coils up to one coil to lower them and then spaced the bottm bracket for the rear shocker down from the trailing arm with longer bolts to keep the spring in place if you lift a wheel. I've raced 1000's in classic saloons, sprints & hillclimbs modded in this way.
If you're in the UK we can find S/H standard rear coil springs. Interested in joining SIMCA Club Uk? PM me for info.
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