When driven hard or used for racing, the front suspension of the Sprite and Midget suffer from lack a of negative camber during hard cornering, resulting in excessive tire wear and poor road holding, scaring the b'geezes out of the driver. There are several solutions.

Do Not, repeat, Do Not use the "modified front shock absorber with the end cut off and a heim joint stuffed into the end of it" that I have seen advertised by some of the mail order houses.

What a total joke. The loading that the upper front suspension link has to withstand is phenomenal and a rod end (heim joint) is not designed to be used in this fashion.

Speedwell Engineering Offset Upper Trunnion

The most simplified way of getting increased negative camber into the Spridget front suspension is to install Speedwell Engineering's own offest upper trunnions.

Bumpsteer?

No, not bum steer...Bumpsteer. When a vehicle's suspension goes through it's travel, the tire and wheel literally turn. This is called bumpsteer. The amount varies on every car, and any change in ride height and/or camber will effect bumpsteer. By changing the angle or height of the steering arm, bumpsteer can be changed. I personally have seen Sprites with almost half an inch of bumpsteer. Bumpsteer can be reduced to zero (or darn close to it). The easiest way to get "zero bump" is to have your suspension dialed in by one of the pros (in case you didn't see the subliminal ad - that reads "Speedwell").

Offset Solid Front Suspension Bushings

Truly the most cost effective way to get the negative camber you desire. We here at Speedwell have found that about 1 degree of negative camber is good for the street and about 1 3/4 degrees negative is good for the road racers. In order to get that much negative camber, both the upper and lower offset bushings must be installed. These bushings are machined with the pivot holes "offset", thereby allowing camber adjustment.

Tapered Front Wheel Bearing Kits

Well, now you've got you camber and bumpsteer deal handled, but now the wheels wobble all over the place. No problem: Another hundred and fifty bucks'll cure that problem. I know, I know, the mail order slobs sell their kit for thirty bucks less. Yeah, but Speedwell's kit includes 2 new seals and the fifteen bucks worth of shims that are needed to really do the job properly.