Just in case anyone wanted to know, the new ride height (to the inside of
the front wheel well) of a 1980 1500 Spit with MKIII front springs is 22-3/4
inches, a drop of 1 1/2 inch from the stock springs. 25 psi and new 175/70
SR13 Yokohama Touring Radials.
Thanks for the information.
Dan Parrott
Savannah, Ga
1980 Spit 1500
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Van Kirk [mailto:racerbob70@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 4:40 PM
To: Daniel Parrott; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Spitfire Swing Spring
Daniel,
My 79 with 155-80 tires and 26 lbs pressure is
exactly 24 1/4 inchs to the top of the arch thru the
wheel center but the rear sits down just a bit so
might be off a hair.....
--- Daniel Parrott <parrotthead01@comcast.net> wrote:
> I've completed my re-build of the front suspension,
> using MKIII front
> springs to lower the nose. Now that everything is
> squared away with new
> tires, I'm curious to see just how much the front
> end has been lowered.
> Does anyone out there have the height to the top of
> the wheel arch for a
> stock 1979 or 1980 Spit to be used as a comparison?
> I forgot to take some
> "before" measurements last spring when I started.
>
> Dan Parrott
> Savannah, Ga
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