I run Triumph Tune springs on my Gt-6. So far have been great. I ordered all
of the sizes they had available and it was really not that expensive. I am
not sure Triumph Tune is even still in bussiness. If they are they sell some
really good stuff.
Andy
72 EP Gt-6
>From: "Bob Kramer" <rgk@flash.net>
>Reply-To: "Bob Kramer" <rgk@flash.net>
>To: "Henry Frye" <thefryes@iconn.net>, "Ronald R Gates"
><Ronald.R.Gates@usa.dupont.com>
>CC: <fot@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: TR 4 NEGATIVE CAMBER
>Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 09:48:20 -0500
>
>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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