Yes, Paul! This spacer too is painted black!
Joe
Paul Richardson wrote:
>
> Scott wrote--
>
> > From: Barr, Scott <sbarr@mccarty-law.com>
> > To: 'Joe Curry' <spitlist@gte.net>
> > Cc: 'fot@autox.team.net'
> > Subject: RE: GT6 front springs
> > Date: 21 January 2000 13:07> Joe,
> >
> > I too had the aluminum spacer on top of the left (driver's) side spring.
> > I don't know if my springs were different, though, as I never measured
> > the free length. The stock springs went immediately under the bench,
> > having been replaced by the adjustable Carreras. With the adjustable
> > ride height, I didn't replace the spacer.
> >
> > I always assumed that the spacer was there to compensate for the
> > difference in ride height caused by the driver's weight in the car.
> >
> > I'll be interested to hear others' information on the topic.
>
> Hi Scott
>
> This spacer above the front left spring on several GT6's reminds me of a
> factory mod made to Triumph Heralds when I was in my apprenticeship. The
> first Heralds developed a list to port resulting in a high volume of
> ladies, whilst driving to the shops, steering their cars whilst sitting at
> a disconcerting and considerable angle off vertical. Ladies with 'Herald
> sag' would then exit their cars and walk temporarily at an angle of about
> 20 degrees off vertical to starboard. The fair sex thus indisposed, would
> persistently veer into everyone in Coventry shopping precincts, trip over
> their shopping baskets, crash into shop windows, tread on dogs, or indeed,
> fall into the laps of elderly gentlemen sitting peacefully on benches
> picking their noses or smoking pipes discussing the football match.-
> Something had to be done.
>
> The official factory mod, and I did hundreds, was to fit an aluminum spacer
> on top of the left front spring and shocker unit to 'lift' the left hand
> side of the car. We also had to paint the spacer black so that customers
> didn't spot it!! The fault was due to sagging springs or 'slight'
> imperfections in build quality. I WONDER??
>
> All the best
> Paul
>
>
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