You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

That ride height is NOT factory. So what happened? They order replacement springs which are not the same as those used by the factory? Wouldn't they compare the replacements to what they are replacing and see they don't match?

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

That ride height is NOT factory. So what happened? They order replacement springs which are not the same as those used by the factory? Wouldn't they compare the replacements to what they are replacing and see they don't match?

The main problem is no one sells the correct springs. It's a one set fits all part number situation and everyone just buys what's out there. I had a company make me a couple sets at the factory ride height specs minus one inch and they came in at a perfect height for the stock F60x15 tires. I still have an extra set in the box in case someone needs it.

[L16pilot]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

That ride height is NOT factory. So what happened? They order replacement springs which are not the same as those used by the factory? Wouldn't they compare the replacements to what they are replacing and see they don't match?

Or, they tightened all the suspension points with no load rather than letting the car settle before tightening the bolts. Not sure it would completely fix the tippy-toe stance for this car, but might have helped a little.

[Lee Stewart]

The USS Missouri - last of the Iowa Class Battleships. She has nine 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 Guns. OK - so what does that mean?

The nomenclature of the Mark 7 can be a little confusing, however, as it basically meant that the guns were 50 calibers long – or 50 times their 16-inch bore diameter, which made the barrels 66.7 feet (20.3 meters) long, from chamber to muzzle. Each gun weighed about 239,000 pounds (108,000 kg) without the breech – and 267,900 pounds (121,500 kg) with the breech. More importantly, the Mark 7 gun was able to fire projectiles weighing from 1,900 to 2,700 pounds (860 to 1,220 kg) at a maximum speed of 2,690 feet per second (820 m/s). The range was up to 24 miles (39 km) and at maximum range, the projectile could spend almost a minute and a half in flight. Another common misnomer about the Iowa-class is that it had triple gun turrets, but this is not technically correct. In fact, the turrets were actually “three-gun” and not “triple” as each barrel could be elevated and fired independently. Moreover, each gun could be elevated from -5 degrees to +45 degrees, moving at up to 12 degrees per second. The turrets could also rotate about 300 degrees at about 4 degrees per second.