Heaven know where I ran across the info...
but while studying the GT6 ( while considering purchasing one
before I bought the 3 Spitfires.)
I did learn of the real reason the US GT6 models
used the odd spring arrangement.
You have to remember the original designs were right hand drive.
On left hand drive models, the spring configuration had to be altered
to compensate for the weight of the driver and the gas tank now
being on the same side of the vehicle.
Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
OBie - '73 BGT - daily driver
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-----Original Message-----
From: Keith R. Stewart <kstewart@wwdc.com>
To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>;
Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>; spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com
<spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com>; Friends of Triumph <FOT@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 5:13 AM
Subject: [spitfire-enthusiast] Re: GT6 front springs
Joe Curry asked:
>
> I am in the process of rebuilding the front suspension on the GT6
> chassis that I am using on my race car project and noticed something
> very odd.
>
> The right spring is longer than the left one. To make up the difference
> in spring height, an aluminum spacer is on top of the spring under the
> riser where it mounts.
>
> Is this pretty common? Is this a factory thing? Or is this some DPO
> thing that I will have to set straight?
>
Hi Joe..
I don't know specifically about the GT6, but during the run of certain
series, an original spring length was sometimes replaced by a shorter spring
length and a spacer. Obviously the spacer was necessary to maintain the ride
height. If GT6's used this, maybe in your case a single spring was replaced
early in the life of the car, but after the change in spring length. I have
not seen one of each on any original cars...but that doesn't mean that an
error wasn't made at the factory during a change over in spring type (Again,
that is IF GT6's ever did have a change in spring length.)
Cheers
Keith
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