[Tigers] [Alpines] Drop Spindles

[Stephen Waybright]

Watch this video for an explanation of why you'd want to lower a car, and explanation of how the drop spindle accomplishes that better than other approaches:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRDEO-U-24U&feature=related 

 Best regards,
Stephen Waybright
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----- Original Message ----
From: Marc James Small <marcsmall at comcast.net>
To: Carl McLelland <carlynneracing at sbcglobal.net>; Jim <jim at island.net>; Brent Edinger <banana111 at msn.com>; tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>; Alpine List <alpines at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, December 17, 2009 10:21:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] [Alpines]  Drop Spindles

At 10:04 PM 12/17/2009, Carl McLelland wrote:
>Raise the spindle height so the front of the car
>sits lower. Another alternative that I did on my
>old S1 race car was to drill out the rivets in
>the coil spring buckets, lower the bocket then
>weld it into place. Lowers the front without
>altering the suspension geometry. a block of
>aluminum between the rear leaf springs and axle
>tube to lower the rear and the car is back in
>symmetry. To make the lever shocks work good, a
>50/50 misture of 15wt motorcycle fork tube oil
>and STP. A good handling Alpine at minimum cost.

May we try this again in basic English for those
of us who were not raised in West Bengal?

Would someone else try to translate this
stuff?   How does raising the spindle height
raise the sit of the car, and why ought I to  care?

Pray, tell me!

Marc



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