Andy,
While we're on the subject, are the transverse "swing" springs all the same,
or did were they also changed the same time as the axles? I ask because
apparently the Mk IV had the shorter axles but the swing spring. None of
the parts suppliers distinguish between the springs (Mk IV vs 1500).
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Mace [SMTP:amace@unix2.nysed.gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 9:16 AM
> To: Vic Whitmore
> Cc: Spitfires Maillist
> Subject: Re: Rear Axle Length
>
> On Wed, 17 Jun 1998, Vic Whitmore wrote:
>
> > I need a quick confirmation that the rear axle shafts for a 76 Spitfire
> > are the same length for left and right sides. I know that older models
> > had 1" shorter shafts but someone is trying to tell me that left and
> > right are different.
>
> Vic, you are correct! Axles should be the same length on each side. The
> change was in the 1973 model year.
>
> --Andy
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