Chevrolet Astro vans (some not all) had rear leaf springs that were fiberglass. I bought a set out of the salvage yard and plan to use them on a project for the main gear. They will require some cutdown to work but it is easier to cut off then add on. Kevin.
-----Original Message----- From: rsb...@hotmail.com To: kr...@mylist.net Sent: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 6:44 AM Subject: Re: KR> carbon fibre tail spring A while back we were talking about this on the VP list I think and someone was talking about a some small cheap car equipped with composite rear leaf springs. From the way he talked they would be cheap and easy to come by and had more than strong enough. I think he cut them at the arch and bolted them on. I think I can dig it out if anyone's is interested. Might be worth looking into. Steve Bray Jackson, Tennessee >I don't know much about carbon fiber, but I have >routinely installed composite (fiberglass) rear mono >springs on early model Corvette's without problems. > > Chris, > > > > I never heard of anyone doing that. My thought is > > that it would be brittle. > _________________________________________________________________ FREE online classifieds from Windows Live Expo ? buy and sell with people you know http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwex0010000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://expo.live.com?s_cid=Hotmail_tagline_12/06 _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
