I must be missing something here. The only car I have ever ridden that
was more solid in turns than my TR-3 was a new '67 Corvette. I've been
trying to figure out what the need is for the front sway bar on a 3. I
almost put one on a '73 Plymouth Valiant that I once owned. Now *there* was
a car that need help in the turns.
I agree with TeriAnn about longer shackles in the back. Rear suspension
travel on the 3 seems severely limited. My car literally hops around uphill
turns and I feel more travel in back would help - as well as a rear sway bar.
Note: This is a testimonial rather than an argument - I'm the last person
to claim expertise on automobile suspensions.
John Cowan
At 9:42 PM 2/28/97 -0500, EPaul21988@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 97-02-28 18:11:54 EST, fontaine@scooby.lklnd.usf.edu
>(Richard Fontaine (ENG)) writes:
>
><< crew;
> while grinding around in the tr3 today, it takes the familiar "dive" in
> turns at 45-50, have been toying with putting trf sway bar on the front.
> any suggestions? anybody try it? any luck?
> dick fontaine
> 48mgtc
> 62tr3b >>
Here is my current understanding for making a 3 go around cournors.
1. make sure steering & front suspension is like new.
2. Install the compitition front coil springs, nylitron bushings, and SPAX
front shocks.
3. Add 1 inch front sway bar with nylitron bushings.
4. Leave old rear leaf springs alone unless they have broken leaves. You
want them to flex, not lift a rear wheel.
5. Install longer rear shackles so the rear frame can flex more without
lifting a rear tyre.
6. Rock & Roll
TeriAnn Wakeman "Large format photographers look
Santa Cruz California at the world upside down and
twakeman@scruznet.com backwards"
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