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1. [Spits] Rear Height (score: 1): Author: Matthew Milkevitch <mmilkevitch@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 17:09:38 -0700 (PDT); Fellow Listers; This afternoon, I attempted to adjust the rear brakes on my '77 Spit. When I jacked up one side, I noticed that the wheel "tucked in" rather dramatically (i.e., the bottom of the tire; /html/spitfires/2010-07/msg00001.html (7,501 bytes)
2. Re: [Spits] Rear Height (score: 1): Author: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>; Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:21:18 -0400; I hate to tell you this, Matthew, but that is completely normal. It is doing exactly what it should do. You can worry if you want to but it won't do any good. :-) Not that worrying ever does any good; /html/spitfires/2010-07/msg00002.html (8,320 bytes)
3. Re: [Spits] Rear Height (score: 1): Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:36:35 -0400; Sounds pretty normal to me. It's a single-pivot swing axle, so that is what happens when you jack it up. You will get a bit less deflection when you jack up both sides at the same time, I think, whic; /html/spitfires/2010-07/msg00003.html (7,673 bytes)
4. Re: [Spits] Rear Height (score: 1): Author: Charles Reid <mapper55@hotmail.com>; Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 08:42:54 -0400; It is normal for the swing axles to drop when you lift the car, and the wheels do normally 'tuck in' as you describe. I just replaced the rear spring in my Spitfire and the swing axles don't drop all; /html/spitfires/2010-07/msg00004.html (9,407 bytes)

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