REAR ride height (remove spring spacers!) on '84 Spider Veloce?

[JeffreyOlson@domain.elided]

Most people seem to have problems keeping their rear end up!  I'm actually 
trying to lower mine...

I've removed front spring spacers before to lower the ride height and am about 
to do this to a '84 Spider.  Car has  stock springs f/r and Spica shocks with a 
high rear end stance even with a passenger in the car.  This will be even more 
pronounced if I remove the front spring spacers.

Anyone remove the rear spacers before to lower the car?  The possible spacers 
sizes installed are 6.6, 11.5, 16.5, and 21.5mm.  At most I'll get 0.85 in. but 
that will probably be all I'll need.  

The workshop manual shows this as pretty straight forward but I'm unable to 
determine if the spacer acts as a spring perch or has any function in the rear 
suspension other than ride height trim.

Most likely, I'll also replace the trailing arm bushings as part of this 
procedure.

One thing I dislike about the later model Spiders is they seem to be drive like 
they are on their tippy toes!  Wonder if the spring rates are the same as the 
pre-Bosch F.I. cars?  Car seems to sit high and stiff and drives as such.

Anyway, I would like to lower the overall ride height slightly and removing the 
front and rear spacers seems a logical way to do this.
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