>Which parts should be chnage din the front? Mine has the Spit springs and
>shocks, which I will swap with GT6, and I will be swapping the rotors and
>calipers with GT6 hardware soon. It sucks to have to literally STAND on
>the brake pedal to slow the beast down, and it definitely isn't safe!
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I'd be real surprised if it sits correctly with Spitfire front springs. I
imagine the front end would drop a good inch or more from the additional
162 or so pounds of additional engine weight, with stock Spitfire springs
rated at 150 lbs/in. The front uprights, brakes (larger disks) and hubs
are all bolt in pieces, and are really a MUST for the additional weight
your adding. Believe me, if they weren't considered a necessity by the
bean counters at British Leyland, they wouldn't have been used - The rears
are also larger than Spitfire units and the additional braking from the
front and rear set make a world of difference in stopping power-
Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
72 V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire (project)
73 Ford Courier (parts hauler, rain vehicle, getting a V6 soon!)
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