Thanks mowerfreak I appreciate your prompt response. Yep it won't hold height correctly the previous owner screwed into the body and hooked up a spring system which keeps it aprox at slot 3. I picked it up pretty cheep tbh and it would be a shame to not attempt to put her back to former glory. I will remove the back wheels and Axel and see what I have to work with. I did a little bit of research and found there are after market springs for a slightly later model Thad I may be able to retro. Will post a few photos as I'm going along.