I've not seen a street Spitfire that didn't have the shock absorber actually
limiting the amount of droop in the rear suspension, with the spring still
pushing down. It's to be expected on a street car, where you want a softer
ride. The softer spring needing more compression travel to build up sufficient
force to hold the car up at ride height. If a soft street spring was dearched
sufficiently to no longer push the rear wheels down to extreme positive camber,
the car would collapse to the pavement when sitting on its tires. A race car
with an extremely stiff spring could well hold the wheels up away from positive
camber in a relaxed state, but the ride would be harsh for daily driving.
>>> Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com> 06/13 8:16 AM >>>
Just some random comments:
>The SS works by decreasing the rear roll stiffness, and by limiting the wheel
>travel on droop.
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