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Re: Rear wheels at different angles-Spitfire

To: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>
Subject: Re: Rear wheels at different angles-Spitfire
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:36:57 -0700
Richard,
Richard,

Lenny doesn't hava a swing-spring.

Joe

Richard Gosling wrote:
> 
> Lenny, Joe,
> 
> I replaced my rear spring to fix a sag-to-drivers-side.  Didn't help.  In
> retrospect, due to the swing-spring design (and therefore next-to-zero roll
> control at the rear, bottom leaf only has any effect on roll), I shouldn't
> have expected replacing the rear spring to fix it.
> 
> My current expected culprit is the front springs, possibly in collaboration
> with the front anti-roll bar (I once disconnected the anti-roll bar, with
> the car sitting on its wheels normally - it did not spring in either
> direction when released, suggesting that it is neither causing the lean, nor
> making any effort to correct it).  However, I'm not that bothered by the
> amount of lean I have to make it a priority to fix.
> 
> Richard & Daffy

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