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Painting Springs?
Ruairidh Dunford Offline
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#21
27-02-2022, 06:37 PM
Original EA Sports springs had zinc sheets in between the steel.
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27-02-2022, 07:23 PM
(27-02-2022, 12:32 PM)Nick Mayne Wrote:  My old A7 rear springs had the remains of a very thin zinc sheet between each leaf which was perhaps original (1932?). 

have you still got them around? Worth checking the stamp/markings and what sort of lift they are.. following R's comment.
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27-02-2022, 08:36 PM
Austin Heavy 12/4s, and doubtless other 1920s models, often sported/were equipped with ‘zinc inter-leaved springs’…
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28-02-2022, 12:02 AM
If anyone wants some 0.7mm zinc sheet I’m happy to pull pieces out of my scrap bin for the cost of p&p…
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