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metalhead:
Pulled apart the spring last night, think I'll shorten it. The liners are a bit sad, anyone have a source for spring liners?

metalhead:
They look good! Are they the 17 or 18 inch Rallys?

Here's mine on the front:

Scott:
If you want to get fancy, Van Steel have a low arch plastic spring.  It's slightly shorter than the stock one, however the low arch part should allow shorter spring bolts, which should tuck inside the rim (in theory).  That's my plan B if I can't make my set-up work nicely when I get to it :)

bfit:
Danny Dorsett of van steel has them in standard length,
1/2' shorter per side and
1" shorter per side.
I ran the last of these 1" per side and you do get the clearance .
you can get them in different spring ratings 300,330,360 lb 
I had the 360 worked well but stiff , if you want ride comfort go lighter in the rating.
Bfit

metalhead:
Good to know, thanks for the info. Comfort is not a high priority compared to handling.  The Vette will always ride a lot smoother than my MG (very low and stiff, live axle, and weighs ~600kg) anyway.

At this point I just want the car back together to try it as is, so I think I'll just shorten the main leaf (which will slightly stiffen the spring but not much).  I'm keen to see how the car drives with the 'mostly stock' (fresh balljoints, poly bushes, Borgeson steering, offset upper arms in the front, lowered inner mounts in the rear, bilstein shocks) gymkhana suspension as a baseline before making additional changes. I hope it will work quite well...  Time and money are a factor too.

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