Frank, Taking the wishbones and spring out isn't a
hard problem at all but I think removing the
spring/shock unit is easier. Undo three nuts(7/16)
on top of shock unit and one bolt on bottom. Wiggle
it out.The a-arms come off the frame just as
easy.Two bolts each where they connect to the
frame. I don't see much need to take the brackets
off the frame. The camber *should* stay the same
this way. While your doing this work check the
trunnions for wear. Also rebush ANYTHING rubber
with polyurethane bushings. I bought mine from Ted
Schumacher. Good luck and have fun!!!
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: <frandrum@voicenet.com>
To: <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 1:10 PM
Subject: Dropping the Front End.
Hi Listers,
Saturday my son and I pulled the engine of the 72
Spit and took it to be remanufactured.
Our intent now is to use the five weeks downtime to
clean and paint the frame and firewall
area under the bonnet. I would like to pull off
all the suspension and steering gear to
have good access to all the nooks and crannies.
I am looking for advice on what to be careful of
and how to avoid getting things so out of
whack that it gets expensive to put it back
together. For example, can I remove the coil
springs and upper and lower wishbones as a unit?
How about alignment after it is back
together?
Another issue, if I dismantle everything and decide
to take the car to a paint shop for
the spraying, how do I transport it without the
front wheels? Without the bonnet and
engine the car seemed very light and easy to move
about. Am I naive to think that without
all the front end suspension and wheels, two people
could lift the front end and roll the
car wheelbarrow style onto a flatbed tow truck for
transport?
Appreciate the help folks.
Frank
D.
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