black art of ‘Bow front axles’ - Special GN312

[Ian Williams]

Matt, If you use a dropped axle you could then go slightly flatter with the front spring, if it is not worn they can be reset, otherwise for new Ian Dunford is the main person that I am aware of. Personally don't think raising the ride height will be a good idea unless lots of trials events are considered. One thing you need to look at is the castor angle, if you do not set this correctly you will have a poor handling car, the less angle you have the greater the directional instability, but over do with too much angle it and the car will understeer and have heavy steering, a good average starting point is 5 degrees an will suit most. In order to achieve this with a flat spring you will need to alter the radius arm ends, yours at present appear std, there are replica sports ends on the market and these would be a good option, you can fit home made drop links but unless done well they are often rather unstable and unsatisfactory. There has over the years been much said on the subject here but probably scattered across many threads, the 750 Companion will give you a very good overview and is still available. However some of the advice is rather barbaric and somewhat dated.