BAD Cal Trac spring

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mikedevore

mikedevore

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Any one ever have a Cal Trac spring loose its arch?
Last weekend, the Demon looked like it had stock leaf springs on it.
The whole car would just hinge over the the right.
Unloaded it today & measured both sides, the right was a 1/2 inch flater than the Left.
Can these springs loose their arch?
 
the front segment or rear? if it was the front, did you have the correct preload or was there a gap between the metal tube & bolt above the top of the front spring segment?

Call Caltrac on Monday and explain it to them.
 
Rear segment is where I took my measurement.
I haven't change the setting on the bars in three seasons.
The concern has gotten worse over the last season, It is lifting the left front & dipping in the right rear.
It looks nothing like my Avatar.
 
Call Calvert Racing. They are very helpful. Plus, you can buy half springs from them. I bought mine from my brother and they were too low. I called Calvert and they found his info, saw what they were and sold me two back halves to raise it the height I wanted. Great guys there.
 
SS racers replaced s/s springs after 100 passes as they would start to lose "reaction". how many years/runs you have on them?
 
6 Years of hard launches ? Might need a refreshing . Metals do lose with time and use
 
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