Rick,
Dale used a small eye in front because it allows much less sideways
movement compared to the original large eye. I left out one sentence (cut
and pasted wrong). He has added an extra half-leaf from the center of the
leaf spring, running forward, and it wraps around the main leaf. He
accomplished two things this way: the main leaf cannot twist sideways, and
the springs no longer try to wind-up like a sine wave (lengthwise) when under
hard acceleration or braking. ( ~ ) It works well, and this one change
dropped his lap times by over two seconds.
Perhaps I am not familiar with the late Series 2 Alpine springs, however,
I know they are considerably wider than those on a Series 1. That change was
also made on the Series 2 Hillman Husky. I thought the change in width was
the only real change made, with the exception on an extra leaf being used on
all Tigers.
Jim Leach Pacific Tiger Club Seattle
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