From MBaxter@compuserve.com Wed Mar 29 20:16:46 2000
From: Michael Baxter <MBaxter@compuserve.com>

>> Anything would help.  I expect OME to tell me that they don't make
anything nearly long enough to go in the rear...  Out of curiosity, where
did your National Springs come from?  I've been looking for a new set, as
my GW sits low in the rear, but I don't need 3" of lift and the
corresponding horrible ride. 
<<

National Spring is a company down in So. Cal which makes custom springs.
I called them up and told them I wanted 3" of lift, a soft ride,
awesome articulation and I tow a 5,500 lb. trailer. In other words, I
wanted my cake and I wanted to eat it too. They sent me 11 leaf spring
packs front and rear. And happily charged me $1000 for the privilege of
having custom springs from the best known name in off-road racing. For no
more than the same $1000, they'll build you exactly what you want as well.

There are other spring places out there which do the same. I don't know if
the two biggest custom spring manufacturers have web sites. I do know a few
other URLs:


http://www.espo.com

http://members.carol.net/spring/

http://homepages.go.com/homepages/d/e/n/dendoff/products.html

One of those links is for custom fiberglass springs. Oh the two biggest
are National Spring and Valley Spring. Look in the back of old 4WD mags.
and you'll eventually find both their ads.

I'll get the dimension data for you over the weekend, if not sooner.


 Michael Baxter, MBaxter@Compuserve.com-OR-N7OVD@arrl.net
 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MBaxter
 From Reno, NV USA on 29-Mar-2000