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Re: Resetting Spitfire Camber

To: James <james.carpenter@ukaea.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Resetting Spitfire Camber
From: msecres@ibm.net
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 07:47:53 -0800
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <98Jan20.150214gmt.66308@gateway.ukaea.org.uk>
James wrote:
> 
> I read in a magasine that spitfires respond well
> to having the camber reset from factory spec to 0
> degrees.  It is surposed to grip the road much
> better.  Would there be any adverce effects if
> I were to do this.  What makes me ask is if
> this is were true why did the boffins at the factory
> set the camber at plus 3 deg.
> 
> Anyone any ideas, or even done it.  It is minus one
> degree for each shim you remove on the lower wish-bone?
> 
> --
> James Carpenter
> Yellow '79 spit wired by a trained marmot

Not exactly.  More like 2-3 shims per degree.  Get about 10 or so and 
keep going until you hit zero.  Handling should improve, tire wear goes 
down.  Go figure.

--
Martin Secrest
74 Spitfire
73 GT6
Arlington, VA

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