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  • John L.
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    • January 31, 2005
    • 207
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    C-1 Rebound Strap Installation

    This question is not as much about how to install the rebound straps on the rear of the C-1's .
    I have not installed the rebound straps on my completed 1954 frame - and it will be some time before I mount the body giving the extra weight to compress the springs. It seems to me that having to compress the rear springs and then riviting up the straps that when all is said and done the rear axle will be keeping the straps in quite a bit of tension until weight is added thus releaving the tension.

    My question is - are there any drawbacks to having the belts in tension for an extended peroid of time or should I wait until closer to the time I set the body down to rivit the straps. Also wondering about the springs themselves.

    orrrrr am I concerned about nothing here??
    appreciate what others have done.
    Thanks,
    John Lanning
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    • Kenneth B.
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      • August 31, 1984
      • 2084
      #2
      Re: C-1 Rebound Strap Installation

      Why not wait to you are ready to hang the body. I would not want the tension on the straps for a long time.
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        • Jerry G.
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          • March 31, 1985
          • 1022
          #3
          Re: C-1 Rebound Strap Installation

          When I compressed the spring and installed my original straps, they tore and broke. Might have been because original but there is a LOT of tension there . i'd wait
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            • Dan B.
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              • July 13, 2011
              • 545
              #4
              Re: C-1 Rebound Strap Installation

              I would also wait as suggested, but think about it this way, when the car is off the ground as on a lift, the full weight of the rear axle is present on the straps. Straps in good condition should not break under this load. My .02 cents. Dan
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                • Chris S.
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                  • December 31, 1999
                  • 1064
                  #5
                  Re: C-1 Rebound Strap Installation

                  I installed my straps with the body off
                  the chassis sat for over a year and there was no issue with the straps
                  plus with the body off - there is alot more room
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