Joe, Andy, and all,
Joe you are right on with the numbers. The early spit must be 39 3/4 ....
the one I have here is off of a 77 - 1500, and is 40 3/4 inches.
Has anyone tried putting the shorter spring on a long axle car to see
where you end up for negative camber?
After looking at that one from England last year, I want more camber when
I go out this spring... thought of shortening the upright, but I'd like to
see what the short spring does...
Any ideas???
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Curry" <Spitlist@gte.net>
To: "Tom Strange" <tstrange@new.rr.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: spitfire ? GT6 suspension
> Tom,
> The Springs are the same length regardless of which car the come off of
> (early, late Spit and early. late GT6). It's the axles that are
> different lengths.
>
> I just measured one from an early Spit and it measures 39-3/4 inches
> between the centers of the eyes. That is straight across, not following
> the arch. Also, it is measured off the car with full arch.
>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> Tom Strange wrote:
> >
> > Offhand, does anyone remember the measurement (eye to eye) on both the
short
> > (early model) and long (late model) rear spring for any of the spitfires
and
> > gt6's???
> > I know I have it here somewhere, but cant seem to find it....
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Tom
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