I'm in the process of redoing the front and rear suspension on my '69 L68. Have gotten almost all of the parts. I ordered a TRW 330 lbs/in spring in early January. Kept calling every other week and was told it was on back order. In March I started looking around and could not find one in stock. Finally some one mentioned that the TRW spring line was bought out by Vette Brakes so I ordered one of theirs (don't know if they bought them out and discontinued the line).
The Vette Brakes fiberglass spring came with a note stating never expose the spring to excess heat and allow a minimum 3" exhaust clearance and to use heat shields.
My questions are:
1) Is TRW really out of the Composite spring business?
2) Does the fiberglass spring have about the same characteristics as the composite (I've got a friend with a '72 with the TRW and I really like the ride)? I'll be using it with the KYB gas shocks tuned for the composite.
3) If anyone has used the fiberglass, does someone make the heat shields?
Thanks for any advice before I commit to this one
Don #33101
The Vette Brakes fiberglass spring came with a note stating never expose the spring to excess heat and allow a minimum 3" exhaust clearance and to use heat shields.
My questions are:
1) Is TRW really out of the Composite spring business?
2) Does the fiberglass spring have about the same characteristics as the composite (I've got a friend with a '72 with the TRW and I really like the ride)? I'll be using it with the KYB gas shocks tuned for the composite.
3) If anyone has used the fiberglass, does someone make the heat shields?
Thanks for any advice before I commit to this one
Don #33101
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