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Subject:Re: [Syncro] Custom Syncro Springs
From:David Marshall
Date:Tue, 25 May 1999 17:40:41 -0700

Just so everyone knows, I offer Syncro springs (in stock) for $200 USD,
they are designed to lift your Syncro 4 to 5cm and are 15% stiffer than
stock...  Please check out http://www.fastforward.ca for details.

At 13:17 25/05/1999 -0700, Steven X. Schwenk wrote:
>From: "Steven X. Schwenk" <Steve@Schwenk-Law.com>
>
>As previously reported, I have been working with Betts
>Spring co www.bettsspring.com to come up with some
>replacement springs for the syncro.
>
>These springs will be top quality, peened, heat set (or
>something like that) and powder coated.  Betts had my syncro
>springs for a week and tested them for rate, etc.  I will
>also be taking my syncro to Betts witht he stock springs in
>place for final gathering of data before production.
>
>The springs I am going to have made will be somewhere
>between 15% and 20% stiffer than stock.  This is the last
>detail we need to work out.  The ride height will be very
>near stock, perhaps a 1/2" taller than stockers.  These
>springs are not intended to increase ride height since we
>want full performance from the stock suspension and unduly
>increasing ride height limits the amount of travel available
>for use in real world conditions.
>
>The more we order, the cheaper they'll be.  If i can get a
>total of five orders, the price per spring is one-half what
>it would be for just one pair. (from about $125 per spring
>to about $70 per spring.)  Thus far we have 3 people who
>want them.
>
>Let me know if you are interested.  Also let me know how
>muchg stiffer you think they shopuld be.  the plan is to not
>make them too much stiffer....they do not need to be a whole
>lot stiffer.  The rears seem fine and we want to be able to
>use the new fronts with the stock rears anfd still have them
>balanced.
>steve
>
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-- David Marshall                             Quesnel BC, Canada --
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