[VAC] Re: A question about springs

["phil patterson" <patermichael@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is the original spring and axle on the 61 Tradewind. My aunt and uncle 
had it from new. The only thing that has been done to it was my uncle had 
the springs rearced at Longview spring and frame once when they stopped to 
visit us in the seventies. He thought the springs were sagging and wanted 
more ground clearance. The part that worries me are the plates under the 
springs because if the tire blew out it appears that the plate and u-bolt 
ends would rub the ground. The present axle tows beautifully. Don Horn's 
Avion has a similar setup and the spring holder looks like it hangs down 
below the rim also, so this may have been the way things were back then.  
Phil