Ok , now I need to find one of those GT 6 Mk 3 springs as well for my Mk 1 .
They can be fitted without modification , right ? Can a late 1500 Spitfire
spring also be used ?
Which is the best , swing spring or camber compensator ?
Chris de Wet .
PO Box 472 , Ifafi , 0260 , South Africa .
1956 TR 3 . Commission no. TS 10795
1964 Spitfire 4 Mk 1 . Commission no. FC 25680
1967 GT 6 Mk 1 . Commission no. KC 52713 O
-----Original Message-----
From: Nolan Penney [mailto:npenney@mde.state.md.us]
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 5:56 PM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net; Lwestgaph@cs.com
Subject: Re: swing spring suspension
Yes, they did come with a swing spring swing axle suspension.
The early GT6 came with a swing axle fixed spring, with the usual swing
axle bad habits.
The GT6 then was equipped with a rotoflex suspension. This was a more
conventional fully independent design, without the severe camber changes
and jacking. It was expensive though.
Very late GT6's were switched back to a swing axle, but with a swing
spring. Identical setup as the later Spitfires. It was a cost saving
effort apparently. It brought back the nasty camber changes of a swing
axle, but with a reduced tendancy to jack or tuck because of the
swinging leaf spring.
The swing spring swing axle is capable of quite good handling, at the
expense of ride comfort. It is cheaper to maintain.
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