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1. RE: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 10:02:08 -0000; ..."My 76 Spitfire 1500, my first Triumph, has suffered the dreaded drivers side lean for most of it's life. As I said, three spring changes in the rear has only resulted in a need for a forth"... I; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00000.html (8,016 bytes)
2. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: TR250Driver@aol.com; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 11:46:33 EST; Richard, Thanks for putting me straight. I must have missed part of this discussion. I agree with the above to a point and since the 76 is only now beginning to lean I will start at the front. I may; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00005.html (8,148 bytes)
3. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "alan watt" <alwatt33@hotmail.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 00:01:08 -0000; As Joe sells camber compensators and tends to only comment on rear suspension issues I would ignore joe's advice. I would tend to think of his use of the group as a form of advertising. Spring sag ca; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00010.html (7,410 bytes)
4. RE: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>; Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 18:02:50 -0700; Thanks for you pithy comments, Alan. But All I can say is you can get bent. My advice about camber compensators comes form experience not profit incentive. I have seen the effects of driving an early; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00011.html (8,885 bytes)
5. RE: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 09:05:02 -0000; I've seen Joe comment on all sorts of stuff. Joe is very knowledgeable about Spitfires, and I've found his advice good and reliable, on many aspects. He offers a lot more advice than he asks for, so; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00018.html (8,839 bytes)
6. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: Larry Vaughan <ljvaughan@pldi.net>; Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:01:47 -0600; I agree with RG. I've pondered many suggestions purported to improve the rear suspension on the Spitfire, fixed or swing spring. I also have the Competition Preparation Manual writ post KK. The last; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00020.html (7,962 bytes)
7. RE: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "Nick Moseley" <nmoseley@dccnet.com>; Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 20:32:27 -0800; All, for the record, my opinion of Joe Curry's contributions to this and other lists strongly disagrees with another recently expressed. Joe has always been very helpful to me, and to other list memb; /html/spitfires/2006-11/msg00023.html (7,652 bytes)
8. sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: Dennis Reese <dennis_reese@verizon.net>; Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:22:39 -0800; My '77 Spit has a pronounced driver's side sag in the rear. Fixing it is next on my list and I'm wondering if new shocks will take care of it (recommendations? - I'm doing that anyway regardless) or; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00064.html (7,623 bytes)
9. RE: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>; Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:36:18 -0700; Unfortunately, it is "the nature of the beast". Your sag is due to the inherently bad design of the swing-spring rear suspension used on the Spits. The longer axles put a greater load on the weaker; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00065.html (8,810 bytes)
10. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com; Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:44:28 EST; Unfortunately, it is "the nature of the beast". Your sag is due to the inherently bad design of the swing-spring rear suspension used on the Spits. The longer axles put a greater load on the weaker s; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00066.html (8,701 bytes)
11. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:16:23 -0500; Another possible factor is the longer axles which started in mid1979, if I remember right. It wouldn't apply to DR's '77, or course. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ == This lis; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00068.html (8,038 bytes)
12. RE: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>; Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:21:22 -0700; The longer axles started in mid 71, so they definitely DO apply here. In fact they are a major contributing factor in the sag problem. Joe Another possible factor is the longer axles which started in; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00069.html (8,657 bytes)
13. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: Barry Schwartz <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:03:25 -0800; Standard shocks do nothing to support the weight of the car. Even gas filed ones don't have enough pressure to do much if anything. The gas is there to control foaming. Standard shocks only control t; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00070.html (8,717 bytes)
14. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: Barry Schwartz <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:25:36 -0800; I do disagree (a little), but the list knows that!! (ta da da ta, defender of the mighty Swing Spring, but I digress :-}) The reality is that the sag that is common in the later spitfires is probably; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00071.html (9,996 bytes)
15. RE: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "Gosling, Richard" <r.gosling@penspen.com>; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:57:28 -0000; If the rear is sagging overall, then yes, the rear spring needs to be If the main problem is a lean towards the drivers side, then (on a swing-spring car, i.e. square-tail) the problem HAS to be at t; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00072.html (9,747 bytes)
16. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: zoboherald@aol.com; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:05:20 -0500; Another possible factor is the longer axles which started in mid1979, if I remember right. It wouldn't apply to DR's '77, or course. and Joe Curry replied: The longer axles started in mid 71, so they; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00073.html (10,177 bytes)
17. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:35:52 -0700; Actually it was Feb 73 when that change ocurred (serial number 50,000 accordin g to Thomason). I meant to type "Mid MkIV" production instead of Mid 71. And I totally agree that the longer axles were; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00075.html (11,523 bytes)
18. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: TR250Driver@aol.com; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:20:57 EST; Joe, You have that right. I am in need of my forth new rear spring in the 76 1500 since 1980 when I first took care of the dreaded Spitfire driver's side lean. Last change was about five years ago. T; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00077.html (8,421 bytes)
19. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: zoboherald@aol.com; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:25:34 -0500; Actually it was Feb 73 when that change ocurred (serial number 50,000 accordin g to Thomason). I meant to type "Mid MkIV" production instead of Mid 71.... ==AM== Youre' forgiven; perhaps another flui; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00078.html (9,882 bytes)
20. Re: sagging rear/advice (score: 1): Author: TR250Driver@aol.com; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:44:19 EST; Hey Guys, What role do the front springs play? I swear I just swapped the front springs once a long time ago and the sag improved on the 76. Why do GT6's have a spacer on the drivers side front sprin; /html/spitfires/2006-10/msg00079.html (8,004 bytes)

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