Since the bottom leaf of the rear (swing) spring is affixed to the
differential (or so I'm told), how about preloading the spring a bit by
putting a shim between the frame and one side of the front diff mount
to "lean" the diff? Is there enough give in the rear mount to allow
that?
Or . . . putting a wedge shim between the spring and diff (so the axles
aren't tweaked as they would be in my first "design")?
Just thinkin' outside da box . . . .
I actually agree with whoever said rear flatness is controlled by the
front suspension. When we put the Spit body on the GT6 Mk3 (swing
spring) chassis, it leaned the other way (driver side was high, front
and rear). We took out the GT6 front spring spacer and it was better
(front and rear), though still a little higher (~1/3") on the driver's
side - until the driver gets in the car.
M D "Doc" Nugent
--- Joe Curry <spitlist@COX.NET> wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spitfires-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:spitfires-owner@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Zahid Ahsanullah
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 8:02 AM
> To: Triumphs; Spitfires
> Subject: Driver side lean
>
> GlacierMy 1980 Spitfire has always leaned on the driver side and over
> the
> years I have become used to it. I notice that most spitfires also
> lean
> on
> this side. So what's the story? Can it easily be fixed?
> best wishes
> zahid
>
>
> The story is that Triumph in their infinite wisdom chose to install
> that
> Swing-Spring to correct the Wheel tuck problem instead of Kas
> Kastner's
> Camber compensator. In order for it to work, the spring is much
> softer
> than the early springs and therefore, the driver's weight tends to
> make
> the spring collapse after a while. Replacing the spring will solve
> the
> problem but in a while it will be back.
>
> You can turn the leaves around so the weak part is on the passenger
> side
> and in time it will even out.
>
> Joe
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