Michael,
THe new spring is the correct one. The replacement springs nowdays look
as you describe. I recently got one from BPNW and it works well. The
old Spit SPrings are vastly different and can't be mistaken for the late
"Swing-Spring".
So put it on and rest assured it's the proper one.
Joe Curry
Michael Galloway wrote:
>
> good day all ...
>
> i have what should be a simple question regarding the rear leaf
> spring on my '78 spitfire. my rear end was sagging so i asked my
> local triumph mechanic to order me a new one. it came in yesterday
> and appears substantially different from the one i removed from the
> car. it is different in these ways: the four brackets which hold
> the spring together are shorter on the new spring, the ends of the
> spring have a different, more ovaled shape on the new spring, and
> i cannot seem to be able to fit the mounting bracket and plate
> into the spring (the bracket that bolts onto the differential). other
> wise, the springs are similar. i'm suspecting that the new spring is
> either an earlier spitfire spring or a gt6 spring. the mechanic says
> its the correct one, but i'm not feeling to good about trying to make
> it work.
>
> could it be the correct spring?
>
> --
> -- michael galloway
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