Triumph Repair: back suspention, negative camber, coil over shocks

Question
I have picked up a 77 spitfire with 50,000 miles on it. we only have had a few minor things to work on. Mostly we have run it just to improve how it runs. Anyway. the rear end sits with the wheels slanted. The spring looks ok, How am I to know what the suspension should look like? and should i replace a leaf or two?

Answer
Hi Art,
If the wheels are leaning in at the top that is negative camber and caused by a weak rear spring or an excess load in the trunk. You either need a new spring or you need to install "coil over" shocks to help support the load. "Gas over oil" shocks may help if it is not too low. If you have a local spring company they can sometimes re-arch an old sagging spring but it may be difficult to have that done because of the location of the spring making it as or more costly than purchasing a new spring.
Howard