bluelighttaxidriver Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Big day today. Finally got hold of a spitfire body tub, to go onto my gt6 chassis. (Don't shoot me!). Couldn't resist placing it on the chassis, but one thing was immediately obvious. Now I appreciate there's more weight to go on, ie fuel tank/seats etc, but there seems to be a huge gap between the top of the wheel & rear arch. Should I have a spitfire leaf spring, & if so, will it fit onto rotoflex uprights...? Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 I would keep the GT6 Rotoflex spring and fit a lowering block between the diff and spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelighttaxidriver Posted May 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 I've already fitted a 3/4" lowering block, so even more concerned at the height..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Have you rolled the car to reset the suspension from being , jacked or unladen/unbodied ? pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFL Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Are you sure you have the correct Rotoflex spring? The GT6 Mk2 and early Mk3 with Rotoflex Suspension should have 6 Leaves according to a Data sheet I have. If you have the 11 Leaf Vitesse Mk2 Spring this could make is sit high and any other Swing Axle spring is not correct for Rotoflex suspension. Can you post a Picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelighttaxidriver Posted May 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Hi Gary. I got the car as an original mk3 rotoflex gt6, so no reason to suspect the spring. It's got six leaves in total. It's stored away from home, so can't take a picture at the moment. Appreciate that there's more weight to go on during the project, so hope it does settle. It's been rolled a few times, so should have a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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