[WPTA] Front Springs and Shocks

[Larry Ross]

Kevin -

I have SPAX adjustable shocks on my Spitfire.

Larry Ross

On Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 5:29 PM Larry Ross <larryross67 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> 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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