James wrote:
>
> I read in a magasine that spitfires respond well
> to having the camber reset from factory spec to 0
> degrees. It is surposed to grip the road much
> better. Would there be any adverce effects if
> I were to do this. What makes me ask is if
> this is were true why did the boffins at the factory
> set the camber at plus 3 deg.
>
> Anyone any ideas, or even done it. It is minus one
> degree for each shim you remove on the lower wish-bone?
>
> --
> James Carpenter
> Yellow '79 spit wired by a trained marmot
Not exactly. More like 2-3 shims per degree. Get about 10 or so and
keep going until you hit zero. Handling should improve, tire wear goes
down. Go figure.
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Martin Secrest
74 Spitfire
73 GT6
Arlington, VA
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