Not using F41 stuff
10-10-2005, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Don...WTF are you doing that you keep bottoming out the suspension? 
The concrete stops... I pull up to them and hear crunch...Oops...In the 95 I can creep up untill I feel the tires at the bump stop... I call them Bump stops anyhow...lol
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10-10-2005, 01:04 PM
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For the record...F41 is the BEST. I was fortunate enough to have it on my 89SE, I wish my SSEi had em...the butt bounce sux :(
I hope you get em Don, best thing you can do for yer 95!
I hope you get em Don, best thing you can do for yer 95!
10-10-2005, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim W
For the record...F41 is the BEST. I was fortunate enough to have it on my 89SE, I wish my SSEi had em...the butt bounce sux :(
I hope you get em Don, best thing you can do for yer 95!
I hope you get em Don, best thing you can do for yer 95!
Jim you have an SSEi with FE2 springs... I'll bet if you were to replace the rear struts with Monroe OEM units, or the Monroe Reflex units the Bounce will be much better or almost gone...
Yeah thats what I want the F41 for is the 95... It has some power( I still like the SC better ) But I want the 95 to handle... On the 91 I will most likely just get good struts, install the 21mm rear sway barm hunt down a 32mm from later, and leave it alone...
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10-10-2005, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Boy is this off topic.. 10 posts later and no one ever answered the original..."what is this stuff worth"
The springs I couldn't explain... I think they are $50 each new... The Bars were a bit of a diffrent story.. <--- But I gave him the rundown on it..
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10-14-2005, 02:06 AM
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Troy, can you do me a favor? Even if you've already done it, can you re-measure the diameter of the front and rear spring coils in millimeters? To the closest 0.1mm you can do?
10-14-2005, 08:36 AM
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measurements of springs..
Sure, I just did this last night for Pat...
FE1 rear spring, , .549" dia. roundstock (14MM)
F41 rear spring, , .570" dia. roundstock (14.5mm)
F41 front spring, .626" dia. roundstock (16MM)
Does this make sense? Also, I have been told that the FE1 can actually have a couple different springs.. Can anyone elaborate on this??
Thanks, Mike
FE1 rear spring, , .549" dia. roundstock (14MM)
F41 rear spring, , .570" dia. roundstock (14.5mm)
F41 front spring, .626" dia. roundstock (16MM)
Does this make sense? Also, I have been told that the FE1 can actually have a couple different springs.. Can anyone elaborate on this??
Thanks, Mike
10-14-2005, 09:54 AM
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Troy, I suspect you have a mutant on your hands. I believe your front springs are 16mm, which puts them at the low end of the F41 scale. Your rear springs are a different story. They are almost certainly FE1 or MAYBE FE2. That'* a serious mismatch. I suspect that someone changed the rear springs on the car at some point.
As a point of example, my springs are 16mm and 15mm on the SSEi. And I have the advantage of ELC in the rear. That 1.5mm mismatch would make for some pretty interesting handling in my mind. I'm no expert, but That'* what I have on one of my cars for a comparison, and it'* listed as FE2, not F41.
As a point of example, my springs are 16mm and 15mm on the SSEi. And I have the advantage of ELC in the rear. That 1.5mm mismatch would make for some pretty interesting handling in my mind. I'm no expert, but That'* what I have on one of my cars for a comparison, and it'* listed as FE2, not F41.
10-14-2005, 10:18 AM
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WOW!
Interesting stuff!! The F41 car clearly states "F41" on the trunk tire cover, and the VIN on that cover matches the dash plate, but Iike I told Pat, the questions / measurements he is requesting are good ones and very welcomed, as I bought the F41 car used, so who the heck knows what has been changed. The springs out of the so-called F41 car are thicker than the FE1 car, and I know the FE1 car is original.
So, do the numbers sound right on the FE1 car? Any other thoughts? What about the front springs on the F41 car?
thanks for all the info.. VERY interesting!!
So, do the numbers sound right on the FE1 car? Any other thoughts? What about the front springs on the F41 car?
thanks for all the info.. VERY interesting!!
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