I can't believe I'm contributing to this (look what you started Ian!) but
here goes:
I checked the parts books, and for what it's worth, there was a change
midway through Series II production.
Rootes part # 1201465 up to B9106289
Rootes part # 1206213 from B9106290 up to Series 3
Rootes part # 1201465 for Series 3
Unfortunately the parts books never state why there was a part number
change. Somebody go through the service bulletins to see if there was
something.
Scott Christie
Series 3 Alpine Registry
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Laifman [mailto:Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 11:55 AM
To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
Subject: Cutting Springs
I just spoke with Rick. He said that he knows the SI springs are different
from the SII, which are both different from the SIV and V. He assumed the
S3 ones are like the SII ones. He did not know if the S3 one would fit on
the SV front end. He repeated again, though Tiger owners try to deny it,
that later SV's springs were basically identical to Tiger ones - which
would explain the severe higher ride.
Anyone else have first hand knowledge of the differences between the
springs? I have available to me SII and SIII springs, but a SV front end.
Are they the same diameter so that they will fit? Or, is even that
different?
He did say about the only thing to do is to cut the springs, and that 1/2"
of spring cut off drops the front end about 1 1/2".
Jay
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