Jari, I just viewed your URL. That vertical link is typical.
Not only do they break, they also bend quite easily too. Bump a curb and
they are toast.
Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire
Thornhill, Ontario
Jari Tabell wrote:
>
> Lindberg, Andrew (MN12) wrote:
> >
> > Tom --
> >
> > Excuse me for asking, but why do you want to replace the spitfire front
> > suspension with a Mustang II unit? My assumption was (is) that the Spitifre
> > unit is quite capable, at least as far as handling is concerned. Isn't it
> > capable of handling the extra weight of the V8? (Although it copes with the
> > less-than-svelte six in the GT6.) ... snip
>
> Look: http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jtabell/LINK1.JPG
>
> That happened on the race track with 1147cc engine. Car required also
> some panel beating in addition to new vertical link... After that
> incident I decided to replace them from both sides with brand new ones.
>
> Anyway... they're worth checking in every Spitfire as the handling is a
> bit affected when they break.
>
> Jari Tabell
>
> http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jtabell
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