Huw, My Mk1 Spitfire has the conventional leaf spring, but the previous owner had installed a small coil over shock that fits the original shock mounts with no interference. I assume he did this because the leaf spring was sagging and it was easier to install these coil overs to give additional support. Unfortunately, I don't know the brand. I can look closer tomorrow to see if there are any identifying marks.
Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Huw Upshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Joe Curry'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'Spitfire'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 8:25 PM Subject: RE: coil over shocks for the rear end > Joe is right - However I have been developing something for a while and now > just want to know if people have used coil overs in the back of their > spitfire - if so, what manufacturer and model # are they using? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Curry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 5:24 PM > To: Huw Upshall > Cc: Spitfire > Subject: Re: coil over shocks for the rear end > > > > Huw Upshall wrote: > > > > Has anybody installed coil over shocks in the rear of their spitfire? > > > > I'm looking for make and model number of units known to fit. Thanks! > > Huw, > It is much more involved than that. If you install coil-overs, it is > assumed that you will be removing the leaf spring. Of course, that provides > the upper control arm of the swing axle suspension. > > So to do what you are asking, you will need to not only create an upper and > lower control arm set but also change the axles out to something using a CV > joint or at least a rotoflex coupler. > > regards, > Joe /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
