Find a totally flat level place and drive the car on it. Measure the
current rear ride height. Center of hub to wheel arch lip. Jack up the rear
so the wheels come in at the bottom (positive camber), remove the jack. Push
the car forward until the rear lowers to your ideal ride height and tire
camber. Re-measure the ride height, the difference in the two is the amount
you need to get your rear spring re-arched. I'd add about a 1/4" or so to
the amount to account for some initial sag after you reinstall the spring.
I was only charged $10 to de-arch my spring, but I'd expect to pay $30-40.
I personally like a bit of negative camber in the rear. We should have
traded springs before I had mine de-arched.
MikeC
BTW: Air shocks suck, keep the Koni's.
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>Hi all. I have a small amount of negative camber on the rear wheels and
I'd
>like to rid myself of it. I know that many Spitfire owners don't mind it
>and have presented arguments in favor of having it, but I'd like my wheels
>to be straight up and down. Different strokes for different folks and so
on
>and so on and shooby dooby dooby.
>
>I just installed Koni shocks all the way around and left the factory
>settings intact. Will stiffening up the shocks a notch or two in the rear
>do the trick? Or do I have to remove the road spring and retension or
>replace it? Or is there something else, besides ditching the Koni's and
>installing air shocks (I'd rather not go this route. Thanks!
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