S type ride height

[silverfox]

Hi , mine looks a bit saggy , 18" rear end and 27 1/2" on the front , floor to wheel arch heights , could anyone have a measure for me pls , ta Russ

[Martec]

Hi,

I know they are not quite the same, but I have a MkII and the usual comment is for 3 fingers height between the tyre and front wing.............except Jaguar were not good at quality control and this may not be the same either side.

The important thing is the angle of the wishbones, at the front the bottom wishbones should be horizontal, if you can't see it from ahead whilst laid down then use a short bit of timber across the wishbones.

Usual the rear is a little higher by a couple of inches (measure floor to front and rear of the sill) the manual will give accurate heights but that will be with the car on its original tyres (crossplys????).

A friend at our local classic car club turned up with an S type noticably low at the front, high at the back with pronounce positive camber and a hissing noise. He said the car did not handle well and felt skitish also he ignored the vacuum leak and later seized his engine.

If your car handles well then it may not be worth opening yourself up to costs of spring removal and shimming plus adjustment to the rear. My MkII can embarass moderns for handling on a smooth road and the S type was supposedly better.

Brian