Freddy has had a front end shaking problem for quite a while. At 70 and
over there is a fairly strong side to side motion. Sometimes it will go
away for a moment or two and then come back. This seems to have started
after I had the front springs changed last summer. When I bought him he had
very stiff sport springs, I had these changed out for stock 1500 springs
and had the Koni's set softer and an alignment. I don't believe it shook as
bad before that. New tires and recently a different set of wheels have had
no effect. It's fine up to just about 68mph, and it is a distinctly side to
side motion quite unlike a wheel out of balance. The front end seems very
tight. Any suggestions (other than to not go over 68mph ;-))? I have a new
set of early 1300 springs that are going on soon, and I plan to stiffen the
shocks back up - went too far in the soft direction the first time, and the
1500 springs make the nose sit too high.
Kevin Rhodes
Freddy the 69-80 Spitfire
BTW, it was great meeting people from the list at DOT - can't wait until
the British Invasion to meet some more!
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