Forgive me, my previous information wasn't quite right.
The shims are for adjusting toe, not camber. It is the different types of
brackets connecting the trailing arms to the frame that adjust camber.
Jeez, just when I think I know what I'm talking about...
Wendy Hart
1975 TR6
1976 TR7
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendy Hart" <hartw@PLASTEKGROUP.COM>
To: "Alan" <eliminator@uswest.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: IRS negative camber
>
> My experience comes my 75 tr6. I'm not sure if it'll help you too much,
but
> here goes:
>
> It's not a complicated job. There are shims you can put between the
brackets
> that connect the trailing arm assembly to the frame . If you look in
Moss's
> tr250-6 catalog (page 38), they look like a dyslexic "E", P/N 675-030.
Their
> online catalogs are at: www.miatamania.com . I'm sure you can get these
> shims from many other vendors.
>
> As to how many shims to install and how to install them, that would depend
> on your particular car and how much camber you want. Also on page 38 of
> Moss's tr6-250 catalog, there is a technical article written by Brian
> Lanoway. He took the time to find out how much camber is gained by each
> combination of shims. I think this article is also in the triumph archives
> ( http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=triumphs ).
>
> What also helped us out tremendously was adding the "spring collars"
(metal
> spacers) that fit on the top and bottom of each spring. It lifted the back
> end up so the car didn't look like it was dragging its tail.
>
> Hope this helps!
> Wendy Hart
> 1975 TR6
> 1976 TR7
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan" <eliminator@uswest.net>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 12:43 AM
> Subject: IRS negative camber
>
>
> >
> > HI,
> >
> > I have a 67 TR4A that I have been rebuilding for a while and am down to
> the
> > final strokes. I was wondering if anyone out there with a TR4A, TR250
or
> > TR6 has any experience with eliminating negative camber from the rear
> > wheels. I have inspected all of the mounting and parts (and frame) and
> have
> > not found any damage. All bushings spring and misc parts are new. From
> > what I can tell, the brackets that hold the trailing arms are installed
> per
> > the manual with the notches up. Can anyone out there shed any light on
> the
> > subject or help me with some of their experiences??
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Alan Faulkner
> >
> > 67TR4A (CTC76631L)
> >
>
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