I have my hotshot tore down to the frame and it appears
the rear suspension has been changed. Did the hot shot have lever
shocks? Mine has the coil springs, half leaf springs & regular
set of shocks. The reason I'm asking is the top of the shocks
comes thru the wheel wells about an inch or so. Also the coil
spring saddles looks like they have been cut and welded. Any info
would help.
It sounds basically correct. The Hot Shot and Super
Sports have a single leaf and coil springs with tube shocks. Not
sure about the rest of your description. The spring saddle mounts
are a bit crude. Jim...
Thanks for the info Jim. Crosley people are the best. My
wife got a call today from a guy that has a Hotshot restored and
invited me to come take a look. He only lives about 10 miles away.
That is really going to help out a lot. I'm sure he got my number
from the member roster that was just sent out. Thanks to all
involved.
G2 – Spring 2009
I need advice on how to install the rear coils on my SS project. A standard spring compressor won't do it. Is there a special tool?
ChuckK – Spring 2009
It's been some time --BUT, Remove shocks-lower rear or raise car--
insert spring--raise rear--or lower car--connect shocks.
DaveA – Spring 2009
I did mine with body off and I followed a proceedure just like Chuck described. I think I had to put a couple of concrete blocks on the frame to compress the springs enough to install the shocks but it wasn't too tough.