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Re: Hearld vs. Spitfire front springs

To: "Barry Schwartz" <bschwart@pacbell.net>, <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Subject: Re: Hearld vs. Spitfire front springs
From: "Tommy Morris" <morris@tmed.tatrc.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 16:03:15 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Barry

    Have you seen the SPAX spring adjus
table shocks for the Spitfire they work great. You can actually ajust the
ride height as well as the reaction of the shocks. Moss as well as a couple
other venders carry them, they're a little pricy but well worth the
investment.


Cheers,

Tommy





-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>
To: amace@unix2.nysed.gov <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, December 19, 1997 3:52 PM
Subject: Hearld vs. Spitfire front springs


>Andy (or anybody),
>Do you know the spring rates of the Hearld vs. the Spitfire.  What I need
>is a slightly, around 50 lbs, heavier spring rate than the latest Spitfire
>spring with the same installed height.  In other words with the heavier
>engine it sits about a 1/2 inch too low and I would like to get it back to
>normal.  I would like to replace the springs in the Spitfire, (with the
>slightly heavier V6) and want to get rid of the 1/2 inch spacers to restore
>the ride height to normal.  GT6 springs are much too stiff and are for a
>much heavier engine.  A thought had just occurred to me (as they some times
>do) that possibly the Hearld was just a bit heavier, and these might be
>just the ticket - any thoughts? conclusions? comments? -
>
>- - -Happy Holidays to all - - -
>
>Barry Schwartz
>bschwart@pacbell.net


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