CastleSpit Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Hi, so have just joined the herd of spitfire owners having had landrovers most my life! Bought this one off a good friend who had redone the interior and body work is in pretty fine fettle. Having issues with the front suspension!! Noticed it was low on drivers side front wheel, rear was level. Looking into it found it was wearing against the underside of the arch when slightly compressed and catching the rim when steering. Trawled through the forums and decided front shocks/springs were the solution. Replaced with uprated spring and standard shock. (I'm not wanting performance just to even out to enjoy summer drives) Fitted those and overhauled lower wishbone bushes while on as they needed doing however the problem is still there! It's less "hitty" now than before but there is still a 1 1/4" difference between passenger and driver. Both rears measure 22". Have removed anti roll to check that wasn't twisted and have jacked rear/front up to see what levelled things out best to no result. Any suggestions would be welcome that don't involve Koni shocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Believe it or not ,sometimes the rear can cause that problem whereby the one of the rear trunnions have seized ,not allowing it to sit square. Have they been changed recently?(if you can imagine one seized and not sitting down low enough can cause a kind of twist on the body) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastleSpit Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 If that was the case wouldn't it put the rear at an angle or measure different heights? Tried rolling each wheel onto a piece of board and the N/S rear caused the O/S front to dip further which none of the others did. would this be the effect of trunnion causing as you say, body twist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 If you've got a difference in heights across the front axle, but not across the rear, and you're actually seeing this on a flat piece of level floor, then there's something very wrong! You've got a twisted chassis. If the chassis is straight and the floor is flat, then the front and rear of the car MUST be at the same angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver clasper Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Would placing a spirit level under the main rails at different lengths along the chassis confirm straight/twisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 It should do. If the chassis is straight then a spirit level under the rails at rear saddle should show the same tilt as one under the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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