Yes, just did it to my wife's MK3 Spitfire. I'm not quite sure of what you
are referring to about taking the spring apart - If its a true Swing Spring
it's made for the plate. The Swing Spring has only five leaves with the
second leave wrapping around the eyes of the main leave as opposed to a
standard spring. You may have to spread the main leaf just a bit with a
large screwdriver or pry bar to insert the plate if it's out of the spring,
but that's about the extent of it. The only other thing you must be sure
of if it's still a MK3 diff, is to remove the inner two of the six studs,
(leaving only the outer most four) on the differential, and replace them
with plugs that are flush or slightly below the top of the diff. - Other
than that it's a bolt on swap - one other thing, there should be a tag
marked front which is the way the spring is supposed to be fitted (with
that part of the spring facing the front of the vehicle) - in the absence
of that look for a ground edge on the main leaf for the frontal location.
You'll love the improvement!
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>Has anybody fitted a later swing spring to a Mk 3?
>
>I fitted the larger front anti-roll bar and now want
>to fit the later spring. I have a spring, a metal box
>and a plate to go over the bottom leaf, but I can't
>see how to fit the plate without taking the spring
>apart. Is that the answer?
Barry Schwartz (San Diego)
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