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Re: negative camber and saftey

To: Peter Mchugh <Peter.Mchugh@faa.dot.gov>
Subject: Re: negative camber and saftey
From: John Matthews <matthews@sj.bigger.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 09:21:02 -0700
Cc: Return requested <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>, Return requested <derekev@academy.net.au>
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Peter,

It depends on which year GT-6. They all have the transverse leaf, but
the rotoflex suspension is supposed to cure the jacking problem. I
haven't tried reversing the leaf, but maybe I will soon.

Cheers,

John Matthews
'61 Racin' Herald

Peter Mchugh wrote:
> 
>      This is an interesting thread...(at least to me)...I'm not familiar
>      with the Herald rear springs...are they similar to GT-6?   Would the
>      idea of reversing a leaf work for  the GT-6?????
> 
>      Any thoughts?????
> 
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>_________________________________
> Subject: negative camber and saftey
> Author:  derekev@academy.net.au at Internet
> Date:    6/19/97 8:15 AM
> 
> my commiserations to the driver who rolled his herald
> i found an article many years ago that enables you to get lots or heaps of
>  negative camber without resorting to soft worn out springs.
> this comes from 'practical motorist annual 72'  (1972) page 80
> 
> .........'counting from the main leaf, turn number four upside down.'
> 
> this gives you a healthy amount of negative camber and feels great.  my car 
>has
>  been running like this for years.  to get more you can also reverse number 
>five
>  but i think this would be too much.
> it is slightly difficult to get the spring together again but not impossible. 
> i
>  got my wife to stand on it while holding the washing line for balance while i
>  put the bolts in.
> australian heralds also had a packing piece in the front suspension to raise 
>it.
>  it is worth removing this if doing the above mod.
> derek

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