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RE: early/late rear springs, was sagging rear/advice

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: early/late rear springs, was sagging rear/advice
From: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:34:43 -0500
One more thing no one has pointed out - don't discount the dynamic 
aspects of the rear suspension. Proper toe angles will cause the rear 
to "pick up" considerably when driving, and turning into a parking 
space will cause the rear to sit at all sorts of weird angles. 
Backing up really drops the rear end. You really need to see the car 
from behind while driving down the road to properly judge how it 
sits. On my car, my 315lbs (I'm a big guy in a tiny car) cause an 
appreciable lean to the driver's side while sitting still, but it 
levels out quite nicely while driving.

Kevin Rhodes
Freddy the Spitfire 


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