John:
While it could be most anything (including accident damage) if
you are looking for
the usual suspects, then look at the top a-arm bushings first. They are,
in a word, worthless.
They are way undersized for the amount of stress they take. Replace them
with poly to give
them some chance of lasting more than 10 minutes.
Another possibility is that the lower a-arms were installed
upside down, which will
lower the suspension. To do this, the arms get swapped front to back and
vice versa. When this
occurs, the only way to get them to fit is to install them upside down,
which effectively shortens
the suspension by about 1". The is the sort of nonsense that my DPO
(dreaded previous owner) would
have done. He buggered the engine, the clutch, the seats and the wiring.
Frankly, it is one of
the few areas he DIDN'T bugger. If this is the problem, you will need a
spring compressor so
that the suspension can be completely disassembled to correct it =:-(
Cheers,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of John North
Sent: April 17, 2005 6:52 PM
To: Triumph 6 Pack
Subject: Lean to the left
At the front, the left side of my 6 is about an inch lower than the
right
measured from ground to the top of the wheel arches. Rear is about <
inch
lower at the left. Im guessing the problem is at the front and its
dragging the rear down The PO replaced tie rods, ball joints and sway
bar
links. Seems like the only things left are a-arm bushings, springs,
trunnions. The a arms bushings look pretty bad, but how can I tell
whether
I should replace the springs and trunnions? Ive not done this job
before,
and I prefer not to do it twice (famous last words).
Any help appreciated
John North
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