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Kevin -
I have the springs on my Spitfire from an earlier era (1970) and have not
had a problem. I have adjustable shocks set at Full Soft.
The earlier springs lowered the nose back down to pre-1974 ride height.
Triumph put a larger spring on the front to raise the ride height to meet
Federal Ride Height Standards.
The internet (Facebook in particular) is generally a wealth of
misinformation.
Have you looked at the Triumph Experience Forum and/or the Spitfire and GT6
webpage?
Within the WPTA, you have a wealth of knowledge in one Gary Fredo who has
had numerous Spitfires over the years. Gary and I both worked on your
Spitfire sometime in 2018.
Let me look thru my notes, and I will follow up with you on the shocks that
I installed on my Spitfire.
Give me a day or two.
Larry Ross
(412) 780-8495 - mobile
On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 1:53=E2=80=AFPM Kevin Dadey via Wpta <wpta@autox.tea=
m.net>
wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> Thanks all for help on my previous issue with the leaky differential.
>
> Now I need your expert advice about the front suspension for my 1976
> Spitfire. I was advised soon after purchasing this car in 2018, that
> shorter front springs would help lower the nose of my car. It bothered me
> considerably until last year when I started to address the issue. First I
> purchased the shorter springs and a new set of stock shocks from Moss. I
> did not feel confident doing this job myself, nor did my friend, Jeff, "T=
he
> Triumph Whisperer", who regularly assists me with my Spitfire projects. S=
o,
> our local and very trustworthy mechanic said he'd do the work. The initia=
l
> result was that the car sat far too low. He advised me to get a set of
> adjustable shocks. He installed them also but again I was bottoming out o=
n
> our lovely Pittsburgh area roads. I took it back for adjustment. The resu=
lt
> is shown in the photos - Springs 1a and Springs 1b. Now the ride was very
> hard and the car would regularly make a bang sound when driving over a
> small ridge or hole in the pavement.
>
> Next, I posted these 2 photos on Facebook. Maybe some of you saw them. Of
> course there was unanimous criticism of my mechanic's work. Some even sai=
d
> that these new, shorter springs are shot. Probably junk in the first plac=
e.
> The advice what to do next is a bit varied. Some said just adjust the
> shocks creating more space between the coils. The other photo shows this
> setup using Gaz shocks also. I've been advised by one of those Facebook
> commenters also to purchase stock springs since the shorter ones were for
> earlier and lighter cars. I'd like to know what you think. I'm certainly
> prepared to purchase the correct set of springs but I'm hoping that these
> new Gaz shocks can still be used.
>
> Thank you again.
>
> Kevin
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div>Kevin -</div><div><br></div><div>I have the sprin=
gs on my Spitfire from an earlier era (1970) and have not had a problem. I =
have adjustable shocks set at Full Soft.</div><div><br></div><div>The earli=
er springs lowered the nose back down to pre-1974 ride height. Triumph put =
a larger spring on the front to raise the ride height to meet Federal Ride =
Height Standards.</div><div><br></div><div>The internet (Facebook in partic=
ular) is generally a wealth of misinformation.</div><div><br></div><div>Hav=
e you looked at the Triumph Experience Forum and/or the Spitfire and GT6 we=
bpage?</div><div><br></div><div>Within the WPTA, you have a wealth of knowl=
edge in one Gary Fredo who has had numerous Spitfires over the years. Gary =
and I both worked on your Spitfire sometime in 2018.</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Let me look thru my notes, and I will follow up with you on the shocks t=
hat I installed on my Spitfire.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Give me a da=
y or two.</div><div><br></div><div>Larry Ross</div><div>(412) 780-8495 - mo=
bile</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 =
at 1:53=E2=80=AFPM Kevin Dadey via Wpta <<a href=3D"mailto:wpta@autox.te=
am.net">wpta@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,=
204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica N=
eue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
Hello again,</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks =
all for help on my previous issue with the leaky differential.=C2=A0</div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Now I need your expert advice ab=
out the front suspension for my 1976 Spitfire. I was advised soon after pur=
chasing this car in 2018, that shorter front springs would help lower the n=
ose of my car. It bothered me considerably until last year when I started t=
o address the issue. First I purchased the shorter springs and a new set of=
stock shocks from Moss. I did not feel confident doing this job myself, no=
r did my friend, Jeff, "The Triumph Whisperer", who regularly ass=
ists me with my Spitfire projects. So, our local and very trustworthy mecha=
nic said he'd do the work. The initial result was that the car sat far =
too low. He advised me to get a set of adjustable shocks. He installed them=
also but again I was bottoming out on our lovely Pittsburgh area roads. I =
took it back for adjustment. The result is shown in the photos - Springs 1a=
and Springs 1b. Now the ride was very hard and the car would regularly mak=
e a bang sound when driving over a small ridge or hole in the pavement.=C2=
=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Next, I posted these 2=
photos on Facebook. Maybe some of you saw them. Of course there was unanim=
ous criticism of my mechanic's work. Some even said that these new, sho=
rter springs are shot. Probably junk in the first place. The advice what to=
do next is a bit varied. Some said just adjust the shocks creating more sp=
ace between the coils. The other photo shows this setup using Gaz shocks al=
so. I've been advised by one of those Facebook commenters also to purch=
ase stock springs since the shorter ones were for earlier and lighter cars.=
I'd like to know what you think. I'm certainly prepared to purchas=
e the correct set of springs but I'm hoping that these new Gaz shocks c=
an still be used.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thank yo=
u again.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Kevin=C2=A0</div>=
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