[DeTomaso] 69 Goose Rear Suspension

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Dick,

Adjusting ride height by moving the spring seat will not change spring rate. It's mechanically the same as moving the shock mount as you describe.

Tomas

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From: <Dickruzzindesign at aol.com>
To: <Damaadams at aol.com>; <G.Bartley at cebridge.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 69 Goose Rear Suspension


> Daryl,
> The one major adjustment that you can make to the Mangusta rear suspension is 
> to compress or decompress the springs. If your shocks are threaded and you 
> have two big nuts on each that are the platform that the bottom of the springs 
> rest on then you can raise and lower the car by shortening or lengthening the 
> springs. As the springs are made shorter the ride gets harsher and the car will 
> rise. Of course the engine and transmission goes with it.
> 
> What you have to pay attention to as you adjust the rear springs is the 
> impact harshness, front to rear, the balance.
> Some cars originally had adjustable front and rear coil over shocks. When I 
> bought my Konis only the rears came adjustable.
> 
> I adjusted the rear coils to match the fronts for impact harshness, the car 
> rode and handled very well but the rear was too low. I solved this by cutting 
> the eye off of the top of the shocks and welding a piece of threaded rod to it. 
> I then welded a long nut to match the threaded rod to the top of the spring 
> keeper. This allowed me to adjust the length of the shock without adjusting the 
> spring.
> 
> I ended up with good balanced impact harshness front to rear with the rear 
> shocks about an inch longer than stock.
> 
> Your car sounds a little low but if you can get away with it then fine.
> 
> All the best,
> Dick Ruzzin
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