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Offline magoo426

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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2014 - 11:14:30 PM »
By chance are there any more photos of this setup?  I'm considering the same set of springs, either 1" or 1.5" over.




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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2014 - 05:05:32 AM »
P275/40R17 with Espo +1 on the rear:

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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2014 - 01:32:31 PM »
Thanks MJS73!

How long have you had them installed?  Have they settled any since installation?


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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #18 on: January 13, 2014 - 07:55:15 PM »
They have been on the car since late March/early April.  Yes, they've settled slightly (maybe 1/8").  I put KYB shocks on at the same time.  The car does have a nice rake to it now.
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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2014 - 08:53:25 PM »
Thanks again MJS73.

I'm still on the fence between 1.0" and 1.5".  I need to make a decision soon.

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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #20 on: January 13, 2014 - 10:41:33 PM »
A couple questions from a rookie. Is rake the height difference between front and back? Also, why not get the old springs re-arched? It would be a lot cheaper as long as the old ones didn't have any broken leafs.
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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #21 on: January 14, 2014 - 03:55:22 AM »
1) Rake is the difference between front and back, correct.

2) For me, the choice between new and re-arched was about how I drive the car, which is to say, like I stole it. 40 year old parts have been through all sorts of things that might induce micro-cracks over the years.


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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #22 on: January 14, 2014 - 08:37:15 AM »
Thanks HK. On the new vs old, I wondered if that was the thinking.
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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #23 on: April 02, 2014 - 03:37:29 PM »
P275/40R17 with Espo +1 on the rear:




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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #24 on: April 09, 2014 - 08:03:10 PM »
P225/45R17.
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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #25 on: April 28, 2014 - 09:37:44 AM »
Installed my ESPO 1.5" over stock rear leafs and stock shackles. Here is the before picture with stock leafs and some long extended shackles that were removed:



New:


The front torsion bars were cranked down 1 turn, I feel like the car rides a lot better and looks a lot meaner  :thumbsup:
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Re: Pic of ESPO 1.5" over + 275 rear tires?
« Reply #26 on: April 28, 2014 - 09:41:54 AM »
Also, why not get the old springs re-arched? It would be a lot cheaper as long as the old ones didn't have any broken leafs.

Depends on where you are. Local spring shops around here want $250+ to reach and add a leaf. For that price, I'd just as soon buy new.