>From the article in VTR, it appears that they are legal. From my street
>experience with my '77, I feel that it actually handles worse in the corners
>when the shocks are aired up. Of course, I installed the air shocks and set
>the pressure to level the car. (and help support my bulk!)
I intend to race my '77 Spit starting this coming spring and I plan an reducing
the air pressure for racing to give more negative camber in the rear as well as
adjusting the front end camber to negative. The author of the VTR article
says that he increases the pressure for auto-x to stiffen the suspension. I
haven't seen that as a problem on my '77.
Thanks,
Paul Mostrom
'77 Spitfire 1500
'Black holes, where God divided by zero......'
-----Original Message-----
From: Chip Mautz [mailto:clmautz@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 8:48 AM
To: Spitfire List
Subject: Re: air shocks on a '79 (Auto Zone)
---Ken Bertschy <kentop@dakotacom.net> wrote:
>
> The shocks had a single valve hook up between them. I opted for
individual
> valves for each shock because when I sat in it, it sagged to one
side just
> enough to be annoying.
>
> These things really improve the ride a lot.
How do they affect the handling? Would anyone recommend them on a
SCCA Solo II bound car? I wonder if they're even legal...
Thanks
Chip
==
Chip Mautz - Dacula, Ga, USA
'99 Jeep Wrangler - _O|||||||O_ / '71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV - 'Ol Smokey
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't
do than by the
ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade
winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain
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