Marcos Maniacs

--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Jeff Caraway" <DovenWolf@c...> wrote:
> Hi Stephen and all that replied to my emails on this,
> Thanks for the info!!! 
> I have found that my Spax shocks do allow adjustment in stiffness, 
but
> not in ride height.
> I think I will be seeking out some fully adjustable replacements in 
the
> near future so that I can get the nose down a little and not have to
> hear that question.. "Is the nose supposed to be that high?"
> It probably will handle better as Stephen suggests as well.
>  
> So many Marcos projects….. :-)
>  
> Jeff Caraway
> #8052 1984 V6 GT
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Jeff,
Good question(is the nose too high?) but lets think "out of the box" 
on this one---Don't lower the front, RAISE the rear :-)
Remember in the 70's the way people jacked up their cars rear ends, 
just do the same with yours and no one will say the front is too 
high :-)
Of course we'll kick you out of the Maniacs, but thats another 
story...
BTW Keep me posted on the active suspension upgrade if you do it, 
also have you asked Rory about the bump-steer upgrade as well?
I'm going to a tech session with the local Triumph club this Sat AM, 
do you have any ? you want me to ask them for you---you do have the 
Triumph front suspension/brakes/steering don't you?

Paul
#8083 1984 V6 GT (I wonder if there were 31 cars between ours?)

PS---I measured my car and the front is ~ 1/4" lower than the rear
(from ground to sill by front/back wheel)BUT the drivers side is 1/2" 
lower than the passenger side----any Ideas fellow Maniacs????
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Spalding, Stephen (US - San Francisco)
> [mailto:sspalding@d...] 
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 12:52 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Nose in the air... snobbish car???
>  
> Jeff
>     I've been keeping up on all the email with regards to your 
question.
> Several years ago, I replaced my shocks with adjustable Spaxs.  We
> tested the car in hard low speed turns and at speed 100+.  The 
general
> feeling was that tire grip (in the low speed turns) was actually 
better
> with the adjustment set at the mid point on the shocks and the car 
was
> much better at speed  with a 3/4" drop (as measured from the flat 
glass
> bar between the wheels).  This slight nose down in position seem to 
make
> the car much more solid at speed, so after several adjustments and 
some
> fun speed runs that is were we left it.  My car is one of the eleven
> build with the BL TR6 engine, so the weight is different than your 
car
> and tires, wheels, front air dams, frame type and other suspension 
parts
> can make huge differences on the GT's, because after all the are 
very
> light (by road car standards).  I suggest road testing, there is 
just
> too much differences in these cars for any fixed formula. 
>     Good Luck, and keep us posted!
>     Stephen Spalding
>     5916t
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Caraway [mailto:DovenWolf@c...]
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 1:44 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Nose in the air... snobbish car???
> Hi All,
> I have what seems a silly question, but after having other people 
see my
> car finally, one comment keeps popping up.
> "Is the nose supposed to be that high"?
> Now, I think I read somewhere that a Marcos GT is supposed to have a
> somewhat high nose, but it does seem rather high up to me. And this 
from
> an outside perspective, not sunk in behind the wheel. Look at the
> pictures in the group photo section to see what I am talking about.
> Does anyone else's car have the same characteristics? I think I saw 
a
> yellow car in the pictures of the California Marcos gathering that
> looked as if it did the same thing.
> Could it be a spring thing since mine came over as a kit? Maybe 
mine was
> actually sprung for a heavier engine or something….
> Anyone???.....
>  
> Thanks,
> Jeff Caraway
> #8052 1984 V6 GT
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