At 07:00 AM 2/12/02, you wrote:
>According to the Triumph Tune manual, Spit IV / 1500 should have a
>fitted length of 8". The spring rate is 180 lb/inch. GT6's have a
>fitted length of 8.1", but a rate of 220 lb/inch. This means that
>they will look almost identical off the car but give a different
>fitted height due to the extra weight of the 6 cyl engine if fitted on
>the wrong car.
Or perhaps that could give me the results I want (lower and not
harsher). So the question is, what is the downside of compressing a
spring more than was intended by using the Spitfire spring in a GT6?
>Various alternative springs are available for our cars with different
>fitted lengths and spring rates to enable you to change the handling
>characteristics or appearance of the car.
I haven't been able to find any data that shows fitted length when
browsing the various catalogs. In fact the Rimmer pages on uprated
suspension packages give no data at all.
It looks like shorting the springs meant for my car might be the best
way to go.
Cheers
-Maurice
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