Greg
Nick had the same idea. I think I'll give that a try.
Thanks
Greg
1978 Spitfire 1500
- Original Message -
From: "Greg Rowe"
To: "Spitfires"
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Spits] Rear Spring reply
Most of the repair manual
n the bolts. I figure this
simulates the weight of the car on the suspension bushes.
Greg Rowe
> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:25:58 -0700
> From: m...@bradakis.com
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spits] Rear Spring reply
>
> > And I'm wondering if Joe wasn't
On 10 Nov 2009 at 21:25, Mark J Bradakis wrote:
> If you tighten the bolts when the car is on the ground at rest, there is
> no twisting stress on the rubber while the car sits there. You're not
> making them stand on their head 24/7, so to speak
This makes sense and I defer to mjb's and Joe's g
And I'm wondering if Joe wasn't pulling your chain, stirring up your
fluif or something. What bolts are we talking about? Both ends of
the trailing arm, vertical strut to spring end, shock mounts. All
those bolts are meant to pivot with suspension movement, except
perhaps the shock mounts.
On 10 Nov 2009 at 20:32, Greg Stull wrote:
> It was taken Saturday after I let the car down from the jacks.
> So it was probably sitting a little high.
Oh, well that's okay then.
> I checked my Haynes manual and it said the rear should be 0 to 2
> degree negative camber. Is this correct and how
That first photo was a little misleading. It was taken Saturday after I let
the car down from the jacks. So it was probably sitting a little high. After
I went for a ride Sunday afternoon it came down some like I said in my first
e-mail. I will try and get new picture. It still does have a little n
