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Topic Started By Replies Latest Reply
122. Setting up the front engine / suspension turrets Alan Grey
23-Jul-2007, 08:58pm		 2 Ian Osprey
24-Jul-2007, 09:45am
121. Time to replace rear trunnions ? Herbert Cooke
13-Jul-2007, 03:06pm		 4 Mark Hammond
13-Jul-2007, 04:19pm
120. Which shocks? Gary Saunders
06-Jul-2007, 10:39am		 2 Mark Stradling
06-Jul-2007, 12:45pm
119. Trunnion oiling...... no not the usual! Martin Wood
30-May-2007, 04:11pm		 3 Chris Taylor
30-May-2007, 08:14pm
hot topic 118. Front springs Gary Saunders
12-May-2007, 02:32pm		 12 Chris Taylor
14-May-2007, 02:46am
117. Suspension torque Adrian Dean
09-Apr-2007, 05:08pm		 7 Chris Taylor
11-Apr-2007, 11:10pm
116. Koni setup advice needed Philip Brammer
08-Apr-2007, 08:41am		 4 Philip Brammer
09-Apr-2007, 10:09am
115. Early Spitfire Tie Rod Lengths Jon Low
17-Mar-2007, 04:44am		 2 Jon Low
18-Mar-2007, 08:38pm
114. Rear Suspension - Spring Eye Bushes Stephen Pratt
05-Mar-2007, 06:57pm		 2 Graham Bostock
06-Mar-2007, 01:23pm
113. Spitfire rotoflex conversion Chris Davidson
05-Mar-2007, 07:55pm		 3 Chris Davidson
06-Mar-2007, 12:05pm
112. Rear Wheel Alignment - Approximate Effect Per Shim Mark Stradling
10-Jan-2007, 03:10pm		 3 Peter & Mick Lewis
10-Jan-2007, 08:51pm
hot topic 111. Trunnions - Oil or Grease? Roger Owen
03-Jul-2006, 02:26pm		 28 Jason Chinn
02-Jan-2007, 04:25pm
110. Bilstein Shock info plz Piero Franchi
23-Dec-2006, 09:37am		 0
109. A slight off road experience! Philip Brammer
17-Dec-2006, 09:46pm		 2 Philip Charlton
17-Dec-2006, 11:18pm
108. Movement Martyn Card
14-Dec-2006, 09:05pm		 4 Steve Cureton
17-Dec-2006, 09:18am
107. Rear suspension- lesson to us all! Bruce Sellers
01-Nov-2006, 06:08pm		 4 Bruce Sellers
02-Nov-2006, 07:19pm
106. Radius arm length Bruce Sellers
24-Oct-2006, 09:09pm		 5 Bruce Sellers
25-Oct-2006, 03:25pm
105. That heel board/rear radius arm thing Adrian Dean
29-Sep-2006, 07:16pm		 5 Charles Bushell
01-Oct-2006, 05:08pm
104. Torsion Bars William Whelton
20-Sep-2006, 00:11am		 2 Dan Owen
20-Sep-2006, 10:20pm
103. Steering Joint Nathan Gabbott
04-Feb-2003, 09:21am		 5 Mark Stradling
19-Sep-2006, 03:08pm
102. Front Ride Height Andrew Sanderson
13-Aug-2006, 06:00pm		 4 Colin Wake
14-Aug-2006, 11:11am
101. Trunnion oiling Russell Barr
12-Aug-2006, 03:32pm		 3 Russell Barr
13-Aug-2006, 11:55am
100. Rear spring assembly Adrian Dean
05-Aug-2006, 06:28pm		 3 Ian Osprey
07-Aug-2006, 01:40pm
99. Difference between a "short shaft" MkIV and later MkIV's Stephen Wilkinson
28-Jul-2006, 02:26pm		 3 Nigel Gibbins
31-Jul-2006, 02:07pm
98. Rear Suspension related to body? Ben Wynne
24-Jul-2006, 10:33am		 3 Danial Phoenix
25-Jul-2006, 10:49pm
97. Too Low Fast Road Car Ian Dawson
31-May-2006, 11:54pm		 4 George Ralph
01-Jun-2006, 03:19pm
96. Ride Height James Holladay
25-May-2006, 03:47pm		 4 James Holladay
25-May-2006, 09:45pm
95. Bushes James Holladay
10-May-2006, 11:02pm		 2 Leon Guyot
11-May-2006, 08:18am
94. Juddering noise from rear when pushing rear end out on cornering! Andrew Hugill
10-May-2006, 00:12am		 1 Steven Povey
10-May-2006, 09:03am
93. New front spring is bent when under tension Stephen Wilkinson
24-Apr-2006, 12:24pm		 2 Stephen Wilkinson
26-Apr-2006, 11:31am
92. Shocks and springs Charles Lowe
08-Apr-2005, 09:29am		 8 Stephen Wilkinson
20-Apr-2006, 01:35pm
91. Red or Blue Polybushes? Uprated spring? Argghh help! Paul Beeson
13-Apr-2006, 01:45pm		 3 Vin Poonwassie
16-Apr-2006, 11:05pm
90. MX5 rear suspension Calvin Andrew
13-Apr-2006, 09:36am		 3 Colin Wake
13-Apr-2006, 11:29am
89. Uprate springs/dampers James Holladay
20-Mar-2006, 05:55pm		 2 David Powell
23-Mar-2006, 09:56pm
88. Replacing front wish bone (lower) Ian Johnson
08-Mar-2006, 01:46pm		 4 Ian Johnson
08-Mar-2006, 03:40pm
87. Wobbly Wheel, Bearings or Trunnions? Dave Daniel
04-Jul-2005, 11:28am		 8 Dave Daniel
25-Feb-2006, 03:12pm
86. Advice needed James Holladay
24-Feb-2006, 01:17pm		 4 James Holladay
24-Feb-2006, 03:35pm
85. swingspring gaiter Jackie Forsythe
21-Aug-2005, 09:38am		 7 Paul Southwell
07-Feb-2006, 09:35pm
84. I'm Just About To Replace the Rear Spring BUT..... Andrew Stanton
25-Jan-2006, 08:27pm		 4 Tim Stopp
26-Jan-2006, 03:51pm
83. Front anti-roll bar Ian Johnson
18-Jan-2006, 05:52pm		 5 Ian Johnson
20-Jan-2006, 01:28pm
82. Spit 2 rotoflex Piero Franchi
11-Jan-2006, 07:34pm		 6 Nigel Gibbins
12-Jan-2006, 12:19pm
hot topic 81. camber compensator or rear anti roll bar or swing spring?? Piero Franchi
04-Jan-2006, 08:06pm		 25 Piero Franchi
08-Jan-2006, 10:55am
80. Any ideas why my front offside stub axle should snap. Andrew Stanton
19-Dec-2005, 10:35pm		 6 Andrew Stanton
03-Jan-2006, 07:53pm
79. Sharp Knock from Right Rear Stephen Pratt
26-Nov-2005, 08:30pm		 4 Philip Brammer
14-Dec-2005, 01:33pm
78. My Front Wheel camber is completly out and not sure what to do - 1976 Spitfire 1500 William Fawcus
25-Nov-2005, 08:29pm		 7 John Davies
27-Nov-2005, 10:40am
77. Wishbones- to paint or not to paint Neil Nasralla
24-Oct-2005, 01:54pm		 9 Neil Nasralla
25-Oct-2005, 12:55pm
76. Set Up Andrew Hugill
14-Oct-2005, 01:30am		 8 James Carruthers
17-Oct-2005, 05:49pm
75. Springs Jim Sinclair
30-Sep-2005, 04:50pm		 2 Jim Sinclair
11-Oct-2005, 06:22pm
74. rear leaf spring - 1500 Spitfire Patrick O'Loughlin
03-Sep-2005, 05:49pm		 2 Colin Wake
05-Sep-2005, 12:42pm
73. Track rod end Jackie Forsythe
03-Sep-2005, 06:13pm		 2 Jackie Forsythe
03-Sep-2005, 09:18pm
hot topic 72. oiling trunnions Peter Coleman
17-Dec-2004, 03:58pm		 20 William Davies
31-Aug-2005, 09:10pm
hot topic 71. rear spring replacement problems. Yves Fleurbay
28-Jun-2004, 04:37pm		 22 Jonathan Pashley
24-Aug-2005, 11:20am
hot topic 70. what is the difference??? Jackie Forsythe
18-Aug-2005, 09:08am		 26 David Pearson
20-Aug-2005, 06:21pm
69. swingspring saga Jackie Forsythe
15-Aug-2005, 07:36pm		 3 Jackie Forsythe
16-Aug-2005, 08:20am
hot topic 68. Front anti-roll bar Tony Walker
26-Jul-2005, 12:39pm		 10 Tony Walker
27-Jul-2005, 04:14pm
67. Front wheel bearing "Brass Drift"? Jason Foster
26-Jul-2005, 11:23am		 1 James Carruthers
26-Jul-2005, 11:35am
66. Front right TRUNNION tips. Jason Foster
20-Jul-2005, 04:07pm		 3 William Davies
20-Jul-2005, 09:46pm
65. Wonkey Steering Wheel Dave Daniel
14-Jul-2005, 01:38pm		 3 Dave Daniel
18-Jul-2005, 01:13pm
64. How do you adjust Spax shockers for height and rate? Martin Bryant
03-Jul-2005, 01:34pm		 1 Martin Bryant
04-Jul-2005, 05:55pm
63. Front too high Martin Bryant
20-Jun-2005, 05:35pm		 8 Jason Chinn
23-Jun-2005, 09:29am
62. Front AVO Shocks - Initial Setting Simon Brown
12-Jun-2005, 04:07pm		 3 Mark Field
16-Jun-2005, 06:03pm
hot topic 61. Four pot brake callipers Les Read
25-Oct-2003, 05:20pm		 10 Ben Wynne
06-Apr-2005, 09:05pm
60. Coil over rear shocks James Carruthers
27-Mar-2005, 05:45pm		 2 Vin Poonwassie
27-Mar-2005, 10:29pm
59. rear ride height Matthew Fennell
09-Mar-2005, 05:37pm		 6 Chris Wilson
10-Mar-2005, 09:12pm
58. Lowering a Spitfire Michael Charlesworth
02-Mar-2005, 10:34pm		 2 Michael Charlesworth
03-Mar-2005, 09:58pm
57. Creak, squeak! Sam Hayes
23-Feb-2005, 04:23pm		 1 Vin Poonwassie
23-Feb-2005, 04:42pm
56. Rear suspension too low??? Ben Wynne
22-Jan-2005, 06:06pm		 2 James Carruthers
22-Jan-2005, 10:20pm
55. Spax dampers - service and maintenance Philip Rosenberg
24-Dec-2004, 01:18am		 4 David Powell
28-Dec-2004, 01:21pm
54. rear spring wrong way round Philip Rosenberg
19-Dec-2004, 11:56am		 2 Philip Rosenberg
21-Dec-2004, 06:35pm
53. Polybushes Philip Rosenberg
14-Dec-2004, 07:47pm		 3 Nigel Gibbins
15-Dec-2004, 10:30am
52. Vibration/wobble Yves Fleurbay
25-Nov-2004, 05:08pm		 4 Yves Fleurbay
26-Nov-2004, 03:29pm
51. Front Coil Springs Chris Wilson
30-Oct-2004, 09:48am		 1 Philip Wright
07-Nov-2004, 09:37pm
50. Monroe Dampers Philip Rosenberg
01-Nov-2004, 01:46pm		 2 Philip Rosenberg
01-Nov-2004, 05:16pm
49. lowering my rear Paul Trinick
01-Oct-2004, 04:14pm		 7 Van Hamlin
05-Oct-2004, 09:29pm
hot topic 48. swing spring conversion Jackie Forsythe
18-Sep-2004, 07:15pm		 15 Jackie Forsythe
26-Sep-2004, 10:28am
47. Rear Trunnion - Excessive Play James Carruthers
24-Sep-2004, 09:03pm		 1 Steve Cureton
26-Sep-2004, 09:10am
46. Steering... or not! David Daniel
16-Sep-2004, 12:33pm		 9 James Carruthers
16-Sep-2004, 05:29pm
45. Turning circles and rubbing.... Paul Jenkins
15-May-2003, 11:41am		 3 Andrew Bradford
16-Sep-2004, 03:57pm
hot topic 44. Groovey Brake Discs! Michael Bird
01-Nov-2003, 04:11pm		 14 Andrew Bradford
16-Sep-2004, 03:46pm
43. Spring Eye Bushes Tom Bruton
30-Aug-2004, 05:20pm		 2 Tom Bruton
30-Aug-2004, 06:55pm
42. Clonk (N/S/F) David Balfour
18-Aug-2004, 10:05pm		 3 Tim Everitt
19-Aug-2004, 04:52pm
hot topic 41. Schwing Spring and the small anti-roll bar James Carruthers
14-Apr-2004, 01:53pm		 18 Jonathan Pashley
09-Aug-2004, 04:25pm
40. spit lying low on right Steven Moore
06-Aug-2004, 07:20pm		 3 Ben Ferguson
06-Aug-2004, 11:10pm
39. The rear spring has sprung! Philip Brammer
31-Jul-2004, 04:08pm		 3 Philip Brammer
01-Aug-2004, 09:32am
38. MOTing with short springs Keith Dandridge
26-Jul-2004, 11:58am		 3 Craig Gingell
26-Jul-2004, 01:02pm
37. HELP! Painting nightmare Ian Knott
19-Jul-2004, 10:29am		 4 Colin Anderson
19-Jul-2004, 06:52pm
36. There must be an easier way..... Ian Knott
12-Jul-2004, 11:35am		 6 Graham Baggaley
13-Jul-2004, 09:22am
hot topic 35. Idiots guide to suspension!!!! Jackie Forsythe
30-Jun-2004, 07:50pm		 15 Adrian Lee
03-Jul-2004, 08:46am
34. Rear spring eye bushes Stephen Airey
14-Jun-2004, 01:05pm		 5 Stephen Airey
24-Jun-2004, 06:18pm
33. Rear spring options Colin Smith
17-Jun-2004, 02:04pm		 1 Tim Everitt
17-Jun-2004, 04:26pm
32. Shock absorbers Philip Brammer
05-Jun-2004, 04:32pm		 6 Philip Brammer
13-Jun-2004, 08:03pm
31. Wonky wheel Scott Weir
04-Jun-2004, 12:55pm		 3 Michael Davis
04-Jun-2004, 08:42pm
30. Rear spring removal Chris Gray
22-May-2004, 09:52pm		 6 Chris Gray
26-May-2004, 11:21am
29. Konis or Spax Jason Davies
04-May-2004, 10:18pm		 5 Jason Davies
05-May-2004, 07:19pm
28. Drivers side low Christopher Hodson
29-Feb-2004, 05:09pm		 8 Christopher Hodson
02-May-2004, 05:18pm
hot topic 27. Radius Arm Length James Carruthers
26-Apr-2004, 09:25pm		 14 James Carruthers
30-Apr-2004, 08:26pm
26. "Tired" leaf spring! Roger Golland
01-Apr-2004, 04:26pm		 3 Dave Cox
02-Apr-2004, 01:45pm
25. Trunnions - handed? David Balfour
27-Mar-2004, 06:04pm		 4 William Davies
28-Mar-2004, 09:57pm
24. Rear spring painting ?? Adrian Lester
13-Mar-2004, 00:04am		 3 Christopher Barton
15-Mar-2004, 05:38pm
23. Spax shocks and shortened, fast road springs Duncan Marfell
21-Feb-2004, 08:29pm		 3 Nigel Gibbins
22-Feb-2004, 09:18pm
22. suspension springs Simon Morgan
16-Feb-2004, 11:24pm		 2 John Davies
17-Feb-2004, 09:50pm
21. Front Hub End Float Adjustment Mike Bicknell
26-Jan-2004, 05:34pm		 5 Mark Stradling
27-Jan-2004, 02:32pm
hot topic 20. Vbration Through Steering Wheel Between 50 and 60 Mark Stradling
29-Dec-2003, 12:08pm		 11 Tarquin Adams
31-Dec-2003, 00:26am
19. front end knock Paul Leslie
07-Dec-2003, 04:28pm		 4 Tim Everitt
23-Dec-2003, 02:56pm
18. Wheels/tyres/springs and dampers Mark Stradling
11-Dec-2003, 12:05pm		 3 Keith Dandridge
11-Dec-2003, 02:01pm
17. List to starboard Brian Archibald
06-Nov-2003, 07:09pm		 3 Don Cook
07-Nov-2003, 11:58am
16. Shims Chris Wilson
05-Nov-2003, 07:59pm		 4 Chris Wilson
06-Nov-2003, 07:07pm
15. Front Suspension - Setting Up Philip Wright
12-Oct-2003, 04:00pm		 4 Philip Wright
16-Oct-2003, 06:46pm
14. Trunnions ??? Jim Stanhope
09-Sep-2003, 02:44pm		 9 Philip Brammer
13-Sep-2003, 10:59pm
13. Front Camber Angles Change!! Help Chris Leachman
09-Sep-2003, 10:50am		 1 Roger Smith
09-Sep-2003, 02:30pm
12. Trunnions again Jim Stanhope
29-Aug-2003, 00:01am		 9 Gordon Davies
30-Aug-2003, 00:04am
hot topic 11. Ride height of my '1500 Daniel James
12-Nov-2002, 10:26am		 19 Stephen Airey
19-Aug-2003, 12:36pm
10. Anti-roll bar Gordon Davies
17-Aug-2003, 02:57pm		 2 Gordon Davies
17-Aug-2003, 05:48pm
9. Best shocks James Carruthers
16-Jun-2003, 06:45pm		 7 Graham Reeks
17-Jun-2003, 10:56am
8. trunions Matthew Odolphie
05-Jun-2003, 08:25am		 6 Michael Charlton
11-Jun-2003, 01:33pm
7. Suspension - tools Paul Jenkins
03-Jun-2003, 05:21pm		 8 Paul Jenkins
04-Jun-2003, 05:39pm
6. Angles! Jeremy Sheldrake
21-May-2003, 06:43pm		 4 Daniel James
27-May-2003, 08:36am
5. Fitting rear spring Paul Jenkins
20-May-2003, 01:23pm		 2 Kenny Jones
20-May-2003, 08:59pm
4. Front Wheel arches grounding David O'Neill
08-May-2003, 09:22pm		 5 Chris Wilson
12-May-2003, 07:22pm
3. To shock or not ! Huw Harrison
30-Mar-2003, 08:29am		 4 Nigel Gibbins
02-Apr-2003, 11:10am
hot topic 2. Front end probs Keith Wallwork
14-Jan-2003, 07:27pm		 14 Keith Wallwork
06-Feb-2003, 06:56pm
1. Grease points Tony Connolly
26-Nov-2002, 09:34pm		 6 Gordon Davies
22-Jan-2003, 02:40pm