Just in case anyone wanted to know, the new ride height (to the inside of the front wheel well) of a 1980 1500 Spit with MKIII front springs is 22-3/4 inches, a drop of 1 1/2 inch from the stock springs. 25 psi and new 175/70 SR13 Yokohama Touring Radials.
Thanks for the information. Dan Parrott Savannah, Ga 1980 Spit 1500 -----Original Message----- From: Bob Van Kirk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 4:40 PM To: Daniel Parrott; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Spitfire Swing Spring Daniel, My 79 with 155-80 tires and 26 lbs pressure is exactly 24 1/4 inchs to the top of the arch thru the wheel center but the rear sits down just a bit so might be off a hair..... --- Daniel Parrott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've completed my re-build of the front suspension, > using MKIII front > springs to lower the nose. Now that everything is > squared away with new > tires, I'm curious to see just how much the front > end has been lowered. > Does anyone out there have the height to the top of > the wheel arch for a > stock 1979 or 1980 Spit to be used as a comparison? > I forgot to take some > "before" measurements last spring when I started. > > Dan Parrott > Savannah, Ga *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
