Possibly a long drive shaft spring from a 1500. Two drive shafts on a Mk IV (mostly short)and 1500 (long) 1 inch difference
On 8/3/2010 3:22 PM, Stuart Greenwood wrote:
About 6 monhts ago I replaced the rear spring on my MkIV with a new one from Moss Motors in Goleta. The old one was bottoming going over dips in the road. The problem I have is that the rear wheels now have quite a bit of positive camber and I can feel the wheels "tucking in " when I go round a corner even at moderate speeds. The only solutions I can come up with are get the spring de-arched like Kasner says in his book or put a thick spacer between the diff and the spring to lift it up so that the drive shafts angle becomes closer to horizontal. However the spacer idea is a little tricky since it would have to have a stub to locate in the hole on the diff and then a hole in its' top side so the stub on the spring bracket would slot in and hence retain the ability of the spring to pivot. It looks almost impossible to drill holes lower down in the uprights which carry the drive shafr bearings hence lifting the drive shafts without using a spacer. I was hoping that the spring would de-arch itself after a while but I put a load of bricks in the trunk and just couldn't get to even a zero camber let alone negative camber as it should be. Has anyone come across this problem and found a solution? I also notice that Kasner also recommends removing the loop on the second leaf but this loop looks like it is a safety device in the event of failure of the main leaf to upright attachment. Stuart a Greenwood 71 Mk IV Spitfire, 71Mk 1 Stag _______________________________________________ [email protected] Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/[email protected]
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