66 SPTI part 23 - Rear Suspension Refurb part 2 on my 1966 Spitfire 4 Mk II

Hi Everyone,
In this video I cover refurbishing rear leaf spring.
Join me in my adventure using my general engineering skills to figure out classic car mechanics and restoration. I'm not a professional just a keen amateur, so don't take my methods as gospel but they might give you a bit of a guide.
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[@nickyalousakis3851]

if for any reason you need to remove the spring again.... remove mineral oil and the product to use on leaf springs is two or three coatings of graphite. not worth doing unless you need to, but the graphite does not attract dust or dirt and performs very well in this application.

[@tjm3900]

Had you considered converting to the latter Swing Spring ?

[@jamesfromwellington]

Hi, I actually have a camber compensator kit to fit instead

[@tjm3900]

@@jamesfromwellington Thumbs up !

[@wckoek]

@@jamesfromwellington I heard that you need to lower ground clearance for the compensator solution, but other than that is there any advantage over the swing spring?

[@jamesfromwellington]

Hi, my basic understanding is that the compensator does more to prevent wheel tucking. Here's a webpage with a full explanation (amongst other topics) auskellian.com/paul/links_files/performance_enhancements.htm

[@wckoek]

@@jamesfromwellington thanks for the link, I'll take time for a read. I am prepping the car for a classic endurance rally, so ground clearance is a bit important for me.

[@joannemccarthy2486]

This was after your trip to Hastings?

[@jamesfromwellington]

It was about 2 months ago, but I thought it was time for a better ending from this past weekend's trip