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1. Coil Over Rear Shocks (score: 1)
Author: James Carruthers <spitlist@mintylamb.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 17:43:10 +0100
Hi all, Has anyone got coil over rear shocks to work? I know you can get a set to fit it - can you just get rid of the rear spring? replacing it with some radius arms mounted to the diff? Anyone play
/html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00080.html (6,896 bytes)

2. RE: Coil Over Rear Shocks (score: 1)
Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:22:54 +0100
No specific experience, but an immediate engineering concern. Where the shock attaches to the upright is not directly above or in line with the hub, but is just behind it - offset from the load. This
/html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00082.html (7,675 bytes)

3. Re: Coil Over Rear Shocks (score: 1)
Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 05:57:45 -0500
Remember, the leaf spring takes fore and aft thrust. It works with the existing radius arms to transmit force to the car for motion. So you can't just replace the spring with a set of spherical joint
/html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00087.html (7,626 bytes)

4. Re: Coil Over Rear Shocks (score: 1)
Author: James Carruthers <spitlist@mintylamb.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:36:03 +0100
Thanks everyone for their replies. Richard throws up a good point about it being in the wrong place - which I am sure would mean your wheel would be all over the place during cornering. It certainly
/html/spitfires/2005-03/msg00088.html (7,249 bytes)


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