[Fot] GT6 Rear Spring

[John Reed]

In the good old days you could order a competition spring from the factory.
I loved those V parts. I still have many on Zippy.




On 1/21/09 2:23 PM, "Andrew Mace" <herald948 at aol.com> wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Curry <spitlist at cox.net>
> 
> P.S. There is a Herald Spring that I believe was made for an estate wagon
> that is much stiffer than the normal spring that is also a possibility.  But
> again it is not "Swing-Spring"
> 
> 
> 
>  ==AM==
> Joe, you're thinking of the spring for the Herald Courier van. It's very, very
> stiff (I can probably find rates in my books at home), and it has less of an
> arch in "static" condition than do most other Herald/Vitesse/Spitfire/GT6
> springs. It might almost be overkill for a GT6, but I think the concept
> actually was not unlike what the factory used for the various "Works"
> Spitfires.
> 
> A vendor in the UK had commissioned a new run of the Courier spring last year,
> but I believe he's sold out at the moment.
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> --Andy Mace
> 
> *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
> *Man: Well, no ... It's not so  much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph
> Herald engine with  wings.
>  -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus  (22)
> 
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