There are a lot of spring manufacturers in the US, some of them can take
even one-off orders. Four years ago I had three sets made in 50#
increments for the cost of one from Moss at Benz Spring here in Portland.
Unfortunately they stopped doing custom orders. But I bet other companies
do.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Kramer [mailto:rgk@flash.net]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 7:48 AM
To: Henry Frye; Ronald R Gates
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TR 4 NEGATIVE CAMBER
Last year I ordered comp springs from Triumphtune for the TR4A project. 2
other FOTer's ordered with me (a TR6 and TR250) and I don't know if any of
us have the cars on the road with these springs. I also ordered a pair for
the front of my TR4, and installed them this summer. I have no idea what
was
on the car from the PO, but I was rubbing tires, so I also added a spacer.
Net result was a loss of negative camber, which I'm fixing now by
relocating
the ball joint fixing points (later style upper arms with lower fixed
a-arms. My hope is that the Triumphtune springs are a more prdictable
quality.
Bob Kramer
rgk@flash.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry Frye" <thefryes@iconn.net>
To: "Ronald R Gates" <Ronald.R.Gates@usa.dupont.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: TR 4 NEGATIVE CAMBER
> Ron,
>
> I tried to run a set these springs from Moss USofA. I got the early
> springs, my theory being the later springs were for the rubber bumper
cars,
> thus being higher.
>
> Compared to the Triumph Competition springs I was running, the free
length
> was identical. But, the new springs were MUCH firmer than the Triumph
> Competition springs I took out. Installed the new with no spacers, and
the
> springs fit the spring perch without modification.
>
> Ride height went up almost two inches.
>
> Also put big NASCAR style sway bar in at the same time. Ran it at
Mid-Ohio.
> Major push. The front was way too stiff. I had two options, downsize the
> sway bay (cost $$$) or put the Triumph Competition springs back in
> (free)... A no brainer.
>
> Had an interesting conversation with the Tech department at Moss. There
is
> one guy who handles all the calls for springs. Upon telling him what I
was
> attempting to do he admitted to me his suppliers can't replicate a
spring
> from one batch to the next! To further complicate the issue, they have
no
> equipment to test sprint rates, so what you are getting is completely
pot
> luck.
>
> My thought was if I was going to continue down this road I would get a
set
> of used MGB-GT springs.
>
> At 08:14 AM 10/15/2001 -0400, Ronald R Gates wrote:
> >I was wondering about the MGB-GT front springs . There are two
available
,
> >part no. BHH-10-77 early and BHH-1225 late . Does anyone know which
is
> >the correct spring to use ? I also heard that the spring perch has to
be
> >modified to accomadate the MGB-GT springs . Does anyone know about how
much
> >this lowers the car , without the spacer installed ?
> >
> >Pete Gates
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