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Re: Toe out in rear of Sprite? Really?

To: Douglas Wilson <dwilson@engassoc.com>
Subject: Re: Toe out in rear of Sprite? Really?
From: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:09:39 -0700
Cc: David Wood <dewood@sentex.net>, "'Ulix Goettsch'" <ulix@u.washington.edu>, "spridgets@autox.team.net" <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
References: <01BE2841.46102100@DOUG.ENGASSOC>
Reply-to: Scott & Glenda Meyers <autox@earthlink.net>
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Douglas Wilson wrote:

> I try to race a sprite and if the suspension is okay, it should not be 
>twitchy. Twitchy is a 356 Porche. My sprite got  twitchy twice. The first time 
>we found that the rear had toe out. And the second time one of the front 
>shocks had ceased to move more than a few degrees. I understand that it is 
>rather common for the rears to bend.
> Doug Wilson

I've heard of mixing metaphors, but.........hey, did this guy mount the 356 
rear end in the Sprite?  Wow.

If not, I can only imagine how toe out in the *rear* would be accomplished (I 
have heard tall tales....).

Scott Meyers
60 Bugeye 1275
"Non-twitch" model


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