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I've recently stripped down the crossmember and on inspection found that my front coil springs are 10" tall (9 coils) where a standard Tiger spring should be 12.04". Also the rubber buffer "donuts" are missing. This means my Tiger is riding 2.5" lower that a standard car at the front. (It also has a larger diameter anti roll bar, uprated shocks and is poly bushed).

Anyone else with a similar spring set up on a road car?

The car handles fine, but now I know why I get beached on speed humps!

I had the same setup but with 13" rims and 60 profile tyres on an Alpine. It handled far better but this was before speed bumps came along. I could only get 3 fingers under the centre of the crucifix. Scooped up a Monk Jack once and then smelled like a barbeque for the next 24 hours!

Id go for bigger wheels to lift you up a bit.

you want a set of drop spindles and standard tiger springs.sits perfect and the front end dosnt bounce all over .

Hi Lou, yes I had something similar to yours. Problem I gather is the replacement springs readily available from the specialists have the wrong rating, so it's common to see them chopped to get the desired ride hide on a Tiger. Though as you say this is at the expense of suspension travel.

As Gary said the drop spindles conversion for the Tiger works a treat, discussed also in an earlier thread: www.sunbeamtiger.co.uk/forum/viewtopic. ... t=spindles Having done the conversion last year, I'd highly recommend it! Tiger now handles much better, with Koni's.

Gary has loads of these drop spindles, off a Minx I think, best give him a call.



Beauty about the drop spindles is that it allows you to have a full size spring given the complete suspension travel with the correct ride height on a Tiger, and allegedly the steering/suspension geometry is improved. Added bonus is that you can fitter deeper offsets front alloys, as the wheel rim now clears the top ball joint.

Thanks guys I'll certain look at the drop spindles.

Next step is the MG steering rack.

just to clear this confusion up i dont have loads of these drop spindles ,all the ones i have were passed on to club members .i have one set which i want for the next car im doing unles you offer very good money .if i get any i will let the the 3 people who have emailed me have 1st option then post them in sales section on here .

Tomaselli wrote:Hi Lou, yes I had something similar to yours. Problem I gather is the replacement springs readily available from the specialists have the wrong rating, so it's common to see them chopped to get the desired ride hide on a Tiger. Though as you say this is at the expense of suspension travel.

As Gary said the drop spindles conversion for the Tiger works a treat, discussed also in an earlier thread: www.sunbeamtiger.co.uk/forum/viewtopic. ... t=spindles Having done the conversion last year, I'd highly recommend it! Tiger now handles much better, with Koni's.

Gary has loads of these drop spindles, off a Minx I think, best give him a call.



Beauty about the drop spindles is that it allows you to have a full size spring given the complete suspension travel with the correct ride height on a Tiger, and allegedly the steering/suspension geometry is improved. Added bonus is that you can fitter deeper offsets front alloys, as the wheel rim now clears the top ball joint.