[Spits] Rear spring GT6

[Todd Bermudez]

Hi Joe,

Thanks for that helpful bit of info!  I do like the
idea of the camber compensator & plan on using it when
I get everything back together.  The reason for this
exercise is blowing up the diff a while back so I'm
gonna steal the diff out of our 67.  That's why I
noticed the spring...still had the sticker on
it...figured it was new.  Then I noticed the spacers. 
OK, so it's probably a swing spring for a '73 GT6.  I
don't mind goin' back to the current spring, but my
issue is the serious negative camber on the driver
side(right hand drive).  I suspected it was due to a
worn out spring?  Are there uprated rear springs for a
MK1?  I want to make this car handle much better than
it does now.  New front springs & urethane bushings as
well as stealing all 4 konis off the '67.  Oh and
apparently there's a spacer on the driver side on the
front spring...to compensate for the driver?  Is this
true?

Cheers,

Todd Bermudez #597
Cincinnati, OH
'68 GT6 RHD


--- Joe Curry <spitlist at cox.net> wrote:

> Todd,
> Your friend steered you wrong.  The springs are the
> same width (length).
> The difference is that the later spring is a swing
> spring which causes the
> rear suspension to be less refined and allows the
> rear to have more body
> roll.  The thing that makes the camber different on
> a Mk3 GT6 is the longer
> axles.  So unless he also replaced those, the car's
> camber will not be
> appreciably changed.  
> 
> The thing I recommend is to go back to the original
> spring and add the
> camber compensator to help prevent the wheel tuck
> that the swing spring was
> intended to do.  The swing spring and the camber
> compensator are not
> compatible.
> 
> Regards,
> Joe Curry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of Todd Bermudez
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 09:50
> To: NASS Spitfire; Spitfire List
> Subject: [Spits] Rear spring GT6
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been in contact with the PO of our '67 GT6. 
> Apparently he installed a MK3 GT6 spring in the
> rear. 
> He said it was wider/longer so he had 1/4" spacers
> made to install at the diff.  Apparently with the
> longer spring you'd have really bad camber(I'm
> guessing positive camber)?  I don't know if that's
> correct or not?  Also, I don't believe there is a
> bushing in the ends of the spring.  Does there have
> to
> be?
> 
> Also, if it's true and the spring is wider/longer,
> can
> I still use the camber compensator?  I don't know
> how
> much longer it is?
> 
> Oh and on the front springs.  Who's a good source
> for
> uprated springs? 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Todd Bermudez # 597
> Cincinnati, OH
> '68 GT6 MK1 RHD
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