Thanks to all for their $0.02 in forwarding some sound advice as well as
sources for parts - my brother's credit card will take a slight beating
in the near future and it looks like I'll have something to keep me busy
for a while over the winter.
Thanks again
-----Original Message-----
From: linob [mailto:lino.baggio@idxcorporation.ca]
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 2:59 PM
To: 'Robert M. Lang'; 'Walt Philipson'
Cc: 'Stephen Hanselman'; '6 - Pack'
Subject: RE: frame forces from Shock conversion (was Quality time with
the Triumph)
Hello list,
I've been a subscriber to the list for - what time is it now?? - about 2
days and have been following this thread with great interest.
My brother has recently purchase a very nice '76 TR6, it's in excellent
original condition and is a joy to drive ...except...it doesn't really
inspire confidence when driven spiritedly on twisty roads; kind of the
inverse of what a sports car of this nature should be. The car actually
rocks fore / aft during aggressive up shifts. The previous owner had
recently spent a small fortune on a Spax rear shock conversion and had
updated the front as well. Being the family wrencher, he's turned to me
for advice on tightening up the handling as I've cut my teeth on Datsuns
(240z and Roadsters)and he would like to get similar crispness in the
handling department. I'm hoping for some guidance as I'm not that
familiar with the aftermarket support for the TR's. I'm now turning to
the expertise of this list for any suggestions on suspension up grades -
stiffer springs, sway bars, shocks, urethane bushings, even tires. The
end result being tighter handling, not a bone jarring dump truck type
ride.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions and I look forward to your
replies
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Robert M. Lang
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:49 PM
To: Walt Philipson
Cc: Stephen Hanselman; 6 - Pack
Subject: RE: frame forces from Shock conversion (was Quality time with
the Triumph)
On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Walt Philipson wrote:
> question for Bob Lang,
>
> Do you have to use the stock lever shocks in FP? If so, do you do
> anything to them?
I have lever shocks on the FP car. I had APple rebuild them with "heavy
duty" valving. Come to think of it, I have the same setup on the street
car.
:-)
> Walt Philipson
> 74 6
regards,
rml
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