[Fot] Early (shorter) rear axles in square-tail Spit?

[Joe Curry]

Get some of Clive Averill's aluminum turnbuckle radius arms with the Hiem
joint ends.  Then you can set the toe as you need.

Joe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>
To: "Clark W. Nicholls" <clarkfot at cwnicholls.net>; <herald948 at aol.com>;
<fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Early (shorter) rear axles in square-tail Spit?


> <<But why bother?>>  'Cuz I need to do it short term while acquiring a
> proper axle  :-)
>
> I've got some alternative trailing arms I hope to use to get the toe
> right - no real way to know until the axles are in the car.
>
> Thanks, Clark.
>
> Scott B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clark W. Nicholls [mailto:clarkfot at cwnicholls.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 6:44 PM
> To: herald948 at aol.com; Barr, Scott; fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Fot] Early (shorter) rear axles in square-tail Spit?
>
> I've done it for short term while acquiring a proper axle.
> The toe-in will be wrong unless you do something to compensate.
> Otherwise ok.
> But why bother?
> Clark
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barr, Scott <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>
>
> Would the shorter (narrower track) swing axles from an earlier car work
> on a later Spitfire if I swapped the spring along with the axles?
>
> The narrower track would not be ideal, I'm sure, but would it get us
> some laps?
>
> ==AM==
> I don't think you'd need to switch springs, but there are differences in
> radius rods and/or mounts to the body (not sure which) and in brake
> hydraulic hoses. Also, if the car with the shorter "donor" axles is old
> enough, it might have the smaller flanges to the differential?
>
> Otherwise, it's only a 2" total difference in track width. Maybe that's
> a lot, but possibly a bit of creativity with wheels and/or wheel spacers
> could compensate?
>
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