GTSSportCoupe
2LTE abuser
A little bit of leaf spring "conditioning" .
I figger this is pretty close to 1/2 a cord , and this fir was freaking heavy, so at a wild guess, probably about 12-1500 LBS.
A green cord of fir is supposedly 3300 LBS or so.
Springs are on the overloads, but still have a bit of arch and are maybe 1/2" from the bumps. So I'm calling that good.
These are half ton chev springs, and they ride pretty nice, so I didn't want to have to ad to them.
Either way, this is enough weight to make the "C" range tires bulge like a quarantine beer belly, so I wouldn't want to carry much more anyways.
I had to knock together a new driveshaft for it, apparently the splines on the slip I used were kinda pooched. Felt ok, but there must've just been some hardened grease creating the illusion, and it was the only long one I had so I probably wanted it to be ok.
I got it pretty straight on the big lathe, but I haven't tried to balance it. I probably should but it's a bit of a sketchy proposition however you do it.
Looks good; I'm glad you built this thing with work in mind and are putting it to use already. "quarantine beer bell", I'm going to have to remember that one! Haha.