My TR4A does not have spacers on the front springs. To the best of my
recollection, it never did (I am the original owner). I have rebuilt
the front suspension several times over the past 32 years, including
replacing the springs. It is possible that I discarded the spacers back
in the 70s, but that seems very unlikely for a packrat like me. The
only difference they would make is in the clearance to the ground. That
is a bit low on my car, but I can still get a jack under the frame. The
low clearance in turn improves handling. Check the length of your
competition springs. If they are any shorter than the stock ones, it
might be better to have spacers.
Alan
> I am about to replace the springs on my TR4A with the Moss "blue"
> mild comp springs. On the front, the Moss catalog and the factory manual
> seem to show a spacer to go on top of the spring in the shock tower.
>
> Do I need to have one of these on a TR4A. My infinitely trusted and
> (truely)
> all knowing mechanic says that I don't need one on a 4A, but I wonder why
> the Moss catalog and the factory manual SEEM to indicate that one is
> needed.
>
> I can't use my current suspension to judge because it has been extensively
> messed-with to lower it and firm it up for raqcing. It is much too harsh
> for my tastes, but I can not trust it on originality grounds. E.G. there
> ARE
> some packing pieces on the REAR with rather short srings. Particularly
> nasty
> ride in the rear!
>
> -Tony
> ARhodes@compuserve.com
> CTC64342L (ex-racer)
> CTC73336L (in a million pieces)(less rusty every day)
>
>
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Alan T. Crane
2312 Warren Court
Silver Spring, MD 20910
tel: (301) 589-3502
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