Hi List, I am in the process of retrofitting a refurbished 1500 rear suspension into my Mk. I (63) Spitfire. My concern is since the later suspension is slightly wider, are the trailing arms going to
** No, and yes. The trailing arms from the 1500 must be used (longer) and the piviot brackets that attach to the body tub from the 1500 must be used. They have a different angle than the 1300 MK4 bra
I am the one who was retrofiting the 1500 Spitfire suspension onto a Mk. I Spitfire. Your information was very helpful regarding the brake lines and the swing links/connections. I now have the car t
Creig, Barry: I'm confused on this last statement. What wheels are they that don't clear the calipers? The stock steel wheels -- at least the 4.5" versions -- should clear any caliper. And I also kno
Andy, I put the later model calipers on my '61. I had to do a little filing to get them to clear the wheels, but they seem to work fine. However, I'm still running the stock wheels, and haven't put m
I guess I have to clearify that I was told that they were later 1500 calipers. Whatever they are, they drag the wheel hub. The wheels themselves are not the problem. The wheels are standard Mk. I whe
I thought about grinding the outside edge of the caliper to clear the wheel hub, but my early calipers were good, so I just used them. Creig Houghtaling St. Louis, MO
** Creig, Sorry it took so long to answer. They actually had me doing work here (got a little busy)! Go figure :-) ! The vertical links (the assy that the axle hub pivots in, connects to the spring a
** You're in luck. The spring is the same length for all swing spring Spitfires. Just make sure you get the clamping plate, sleeve, and mounting bracket from the Swing spring as these are different,
And don't forget that you'd really want the fatter sway bar from that same 1500 for the front to pair up with the swing-spring! It's useful to gain back some understeer/reduce oversteer resulting fro