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Stephen,
I know you mention that you would wait for the rear end to settle and it l=
ikely will. Having said that, Mark Baker, former owner of Sport & Specialty=
restoration of Durand, Illinois would remove the shortest spring, the bott=
om one for about a year, until the rear had settled, and the reinstall it. =
Usually it did the trick, I guess it also depends how much driving one does=
in a year.
Jean
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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Stephen Hutchin=
gs via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2025 5:58:22 PM
To: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Follow up to broken leaf spring
Well, I=92ve put my new leaf springs on and I find, just as I feared I woul=
d, that it's a little high at the back.
I=92ve been advised to have patience and I should find they settle down som=
ewhat.
I will give it some time, but as I mentioned before I find a lot of BJ8s lo=
ok as though they=92ve been kicked up the backside, and now I=92ve got one.
If it doesn=92t settle down by itself, I think I=92ll use the lowering bloc=
k method rather than removing leaves. It=92s a pretty simple principle and =
the springs stay at the same rating.
I went to watch my brother race in vintage events at Mosport Park and I rea=
lized, answering questions about my car, that I=92ve owned it for fifty yea=
rs now.
I bought it when I was 19 and it did not look like it does now, but my wife=
says she misses the days when it was just an old sports car and I didn=92t=
care where I parked it!
Stephen, BJ8
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I know you mention that you would wait for the rear end to settle and=
it likely will. Having said that, Mark Baker, former owner of Sport & =
Specialty restoration of Durand, Illinois would remove the shortest spring,=
the bottom one for about a year, until the
rear had settled, and the reinstall it. Usually it did the trick, I guess =
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, just as I feared I would, that it's a little high at the back.<br>
I=92ve been advised to have patience and I should find they settle down som=
ewhat. <br>
I will give it some time, but as I mentioned before I find a lot of BJ8s lo=
ok as though they=92ve been kicked up the backside, and now I=92ve got one.=
<br>
If it doesn=92t settle down by itself, I think I=92ll use the lowering bloc=
k method rather than removing leaves. It=92s a pretty simple principle and =
the springs stay at the same rating.<br>
<br>
I went to watch my brother race in vintage events at Mosport Park and I rea=
lized, answering questions about my car, that I=92ve owned it for fifty yea=
rs now.<br>
I bought it when I was 19 and it did not look like it does now, but my wife=
says she misses the days when it was just an old sports car and I didn=92t=
care where I parked it!<br>
<br>
Stephen, BJ8<br>
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