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Old 03-14-2022, 06:13 AM   #9
nkaminar
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Default Re: Lowering Front and rear

Back in the day we would "torch the springs" to lower a car. The springs were heated with a acetylene torch until they bent. To raise a car we would reverse the shackles, which would not work on a Model A.
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