http://www.spitfireg1.f9.co.uk/front%20spring.jpg
Doesn't list a white/pink spring though. It lists a white spring as a
Herald piece.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chad G. Edwards" <C_G_Edwards@Yahoo.ca>
Subject: Front Spring Question
> Hello to everyone in Spitfire list land! I've been reading the list for
> almost a year now be this is my first post.
>
> Over the winter I decided that it was time to refresh the suspension on my
> 1980 Canadian import Spitfire. All of the suspension was factory original.
> The car was undercoated very early in its life and all of the suspension
> parts have the undercoat on them so I am assuming they were never changed.
>
> I got Spax shocks for the front and a set of springs from a friend that
> also
> has a Spitfire. Here is the problem I ended up with:
>
> Before changing anything, the measurement from the ground to the top of
> the
> wheel well was 23.5". I installed the new shocks and springs and the
> measurement is now 22". That is a drop of 1.5" which results in tire rub
> on
> the fender.
>
> Now comes some of the weird parts: The springs that I installed have
> markings of white/pink/white. They were the same free length as a set of
> MkIII springs with purple marks. However I can't find any information
> about
> the white/pink/white springs. There is a sticker that says they were made
> in
> England. I can't see the markings on the original springs as they are
> covered in undercoat, but their free length is almost 13.5" (no typo, that
> is 13.5)
>
> Does anyone know anything about springs with the white/pink/white
> markings?
> Does anyone know why the original springs are so much longer than what is
> documented? I am going to try the MkIII purple springs and see if that
> raises the car a little to avoid the tire rub. Everything I have read
> indicates that when the 75+ springs are replaced with pre-75 springs that
> the ride height should only drop ~0.5", not the 1.5 that I got.
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