You can at least test the front springs by swapping them left to right. If
the direction of lean changes, the springs aren't equal (they should be).
If the direction of lean stays the same, springs ain't the problem (look for
bent A-arms, frame, etc.).
Mike
Renton, WA
------Original Message------
From: Tony Gordon <tgordon@saginaw-city.k12.mi.us>
To: "spitfirest@autox.team.net" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: July 24, 2000 7:01:11 PM GMT
Subject: Spit Sag Question: NOT rear spring!
Folks,
My son's 80 Spit has a distinct lean to the left at the rear ... and I
assumed we needed a new rear spring: having taken one from our parts car,
and put in on the car over the weekend> Still sags (but the parts car
didn't!).
HINDSIGHT: I should have put axle stands under the front of the car to
check whether the front suspension was the problem! With the stands in
place, the back is level!!
QUESTION: Any advise on what to look at the front of the car that might be
causing the passenger side appear very high compared with the drivers
side. I noticed references to an aluminium packing piece in todays digest:
we don't seem to have any packing pieces on either side!!
Any help, and any typical dimensions, will be gratefully received!
Tony
ps - discovered a trick when installing the rear spring - well: a trick for
me - for making it easier to put insert the 4 diff studs -- before
installing the spring from outside, put 2 of the studs in place first: this
stopped the lower plate moving around so the studs could more easily be
located -- the darned thing kept moving so much in attempt 1 that we
couldn't install the studs at all!
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