[Spridgets] How to fix

Kitterer Bob bkitterer at mac.com
Sun Feb 24 16:30:27 MST 2008


Frank,

Any chance that the tie rod under the rubber bellows is bent?  Or am  
I getting into the late!!!


Bob Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor)
2000 Miata Special Edition


On Feb 24, 2008, at 9:59 AM, Frank Clarici wrote:

> An off camber front end?
> There is nothing wrong, nothing loose, adjusting the toe in makes no
> difference in the tilted left front wheel.
> The bottom is out or the top is in.
> So is it possible to shim the shock?
> Stretch the shock arm?
> Kink the A arm?
> Junk the Efin car?
> This Efin Sprite has burned me out. Cheap crap reproduction parts that
> ain't worth the box they come in, file to fit repro parts, Ripped top,
> screwy front end, and a rear end clunk that has been narrowed down to
> inside the shock but that just isn't possible. Nothing in there to go
> clunk. But that's where I can feel it when the car is bounced.
> So if anybody has any ideas PLEASE let me know before I drive this  
> thing
> down the boat ramp with less than 10 miles on it.


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