Come on Joe - I know you want to sell camber compensators but telling someone who wants simply to replace a sagging spring with a whole new setup is hardly cost effective :-) He's not looking to autox, just fix a sagging spring problem. Besides, if he has the longer axles, unless you have a longer compensator, it wouldn't fit - replacing all that stuff would be quite expensive -
A brand new rear swing spring is only about $160 last time I looked - And really, there is nothing wrong with the Swing spring setup. Even YOU have to admit that it was a very effective, cost and handling wise solution to the problem. The camber compensator, while no doubt effective, is really an add on patch to a poor design (swing axles, not just Spitfires but any swing axle design) to begin with. The Swing Spring FIXES the problem that is inherent with Swing axles... period, and does so quite effectively. The manufacturer ( Triumph) wanted a safe, more predictable handling vehicle, and that is exactly what they achieved and at no appreciable cost increase and improved the handling to boot - quite an engineering feat, even by todays standards! Personally, I would rather cure the problem rather than patch it with an add on - but that's my personal take on the subject, and no certainly flames intended. I am not knocking anybody who uses or adds a compensator - believe it or not I actually encourage anybody with the earlier fixed spring setup to add one!! It's a cheaper and easier alternative than switching over to a Swing Spring. Again it's no surprise to anybody that has been on this list that I am a fan of the original Swing Spring design (basically because of it's elegant simplicity to a complex problem) Anyway...the reason I have a Swing spring in my Rotoflex setup, for one, is because it is in the GT6 competition prep manual as a very effective system to switch your MK2 to, and I can attest that it indeed works VERY well - Barry Schwartz La Mesa, CA (San Diego) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.13.22/512 - Release Date: 11/1/2006 2:40 PM Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
