I've replaced swing springs with newly purchased
springs only to find it sat the same way.
Installation is sensitive to trunnion position of the axles
and wear in the bushes.
Another simpler/cheaper fix for a sagging spring....
under the end of each leaf is a small 'hard rubber'
button that acts a 'squeak' deterrent and a small amount
of shock absorbency. These little buttons flatten out/wear out
rather quickly due to sliding frictions of the leafs as they flex.
(bow lengthens as it flattens out)
Stick a wedge in and replace these 'buttons,
you'd be surprised how much higher your rear end will sit
just by replacing these buttons.
If the original rubber ones aren't avail, do what I did and
replace them with slightly retooled nylon buttons made from
small furniture feet designed to stop from marring your floors.
This raised my overall rear ride height by nearly 1.5"
the buttons are about the diameter of an American penny
and about 3/8'-1/2" thick.
The ends of the leafs are indented to house the buttons.
Make yours as desired. They just have to be thinner than they
are big in diameter so they'll stay in place.
Paul Tegler ptegler@gouldfo.com www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Rhodes" <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>
To: "Michael Hargreave Mawson" <OC@46thFoot.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 2:52 PM
Subject: Swing spring Spit sagging.
Don't forget guys, swing spring Spits do not depend on the rear leaf spring
for much roll stiffness. If you have a car that sags one way or the other,
then you need to look at the FRONT suspension. Either you have a bent
anti-roll bar or you need to put a spring spacer over the front spring on
the sagging side. I had to add the spacer on my car. I actually set it to
lean a bit to the passenger side, so once my 280lbs is in the drivers seat
it sits mostly level.
Cheers!
Kevin Rhodes
Portland, Maine
Freddy the Spit
<snip>
> >Richard & Daffy (Fitted new (well, second-hand) rear spring last night,
> less
> > rear sag, but still leans!)
>
>Carly will be getting a new (new) rear spring whilst I am on holiday - I
>really hope she will lose some of her sag too. Hitting a manhole cover
>with the nearside wheels is painful enough; doing the same with the
>offside wheels *hurts*.
>
>BTW, I'm having second thoughts about having my hard-top sprayed to
>match Carly's Inca Yellow - not least because I have been quoted GBP160
>to do it. Black, however, would simply go on on top of the existing
>red... What is the opinion of the list? Would a black hardtop on a
>yellow Spit look daft, or classy?
>
>ATB
>Mike
>--
>Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea,"
>published by Greenhill Books on 28th March, 2001:
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