Jonathan Miles wrote:
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> Surely if the drive shafts are too short, and are beneath the spring
> which locates the top of the vertical link. Then the base of the
> wheels will be pulled in resulting in positive camber. This
> is why mk IV's have more positive camber than 1500's, the drive
> shafts are shorter on the mk IV but the rest of the suspension is
> identical. How do you explain this?
>
> Jonathan
>
> spit 1500
>
Jonathan,
Although the spring locates the top of the verticle link, the only
place outside of the axle that locates the hub is the trunnions below
the axleshaft on the verticle link. Hence, the ONLY pivot point is
below.
Ron N.
Dalton, Ga
http://member.dalton.net/~spitfire1500
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