Interesting possibility. Adjusting castor isn't "by the book". How much
difference in shimming produces a given amount of castor change? What
happens to the camber?
And...why would you want to change castor? I'll bet your racing experiences
will show us all why. For street applications, you wouldn't need to touch
it unless there was frame damage and something wasn't right to begin with.
Regards,
Vic Whitmore
76 Triumph Spitfire
Thornhill, Ontario
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> From: Barry Schwartz <bschwartz@encad.com>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: The Spitfire Shims Are Here
> Date: Thursday, October 30, 1997 9:07 AM
>
> Vic W. writes:
> >Sorry, Joe. Going by the original specs these don't look the same but
there
> >are similarities. It looks like these are for the empty condition.
Castor
> >is not adjustable. < snip >
> ***************************************
> Oooops, caster is definitely adjustable! (Spitfire/GT6) by removing
either
> the front or rear A- arm shim(s), not both at the same time, castor can
be
> altered - When you remove only the front shim the lower portion of the
> vertical link relative to the upper 'ball joint' portion is brought
> forward, and removing the rear shim only, the reverse is true
>
> Barry Schwartz in San Diego, CA
>
> Bschwartz@encad.com
> 72-V6/5sp Spitfire ( daily driver )
> 70 GT6+ ( when I don't drive the Spitfire )
> 70 (sorta) Spitfire ( project )
> 73 Ford Courier ( parts hauler )
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