[WPTA] Front Springs and Shocks

[Larry Ross]

Kevin -

I have the springs on my Spitfire from an earlier era (1970) and have not
had a problem. I have adjustable shocks set at Full Soft.

The earlier springs lowered the nose back down to pre-1974 ride height.
Triumph put a larger spring on the front to raise the ride height to meet
Federal Ride Height Standards.

The internet (Facebook in particular) is generally a wealth of
misinformation.

Have you looked at the Triumph Experience Forum and/or the Spitfire and GT6
webpage?

Within the WPTA, you have a wealth of knowledge in one Gary Fredo who has
had numerous Spitfires over the years. Gary and I both worked on your
Spitfire sometime in 2018.

Let me look thru my notes, and I will follow up with you on the shocks that
I installed on my Spitfire.

Give me a day or two.

Larry Ross
(412) 780-8495 - mobile




On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 1:53 PM Kevin Dadey via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Hello again,
>
> Thanks all for help on my previous issue with the leaky differential.
>
> Now I need your expert advice about the front suspension for my 1976
> Spitfire. I was advised soon after purchasing this car in 2018, that
> shorter front springs would help lower the nose of my car. It bothered me
> considerably until last year when I started to address the issue. First I
> purchased the shorter springs and a new set of stock shocks from Moss. I
> did not feel confident doing this job myself, nor did my friend, Jeff, "The
> Triumph Whisperer", who regularly assists me with my Spitfire projects. So,
> our local and very trustworthy mechanic said he'd do the work. The initial
> result was that the car sat far too low. He advised me to get a set of
> adjustable shocks. He installed them also but again I was bottoming out on
> our lovely Pittsburgh area roads. I took it back for adjustment. The result
> is shown in the photos - Springs 1a and Springs 1b. Now the ride was very
> hard and the car would regularly make a bang sound when driving over a
> small ridge or hole in the pavement.
>
> Next, I posted these 2 photos on Facebook. Maybe some of you saw them. Of
> course there was unanimous criticism of my mechanic's work. Some even said
> that these new, shorter springs are shot. Probably junk in the first place.
> The advice what to do next is a bit varied. Some said just adjust the
> shocks creating more space between the coils. The other photo shows this
> setup using Gaz shocks also. I've been advised by one of those Facebook
> commenters also to purchase stock springs since the shorter ones were for
> earlier and lighter cars. I'd like to know what you think. I'm certainly
> prepared to purchase the correct set of springs but I'm hoping that these
> new Gaz shocks can still be used.
>
> Thank you again.
>
> Kevin
>
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