I had all the part numbers. The problem was the Whitney part number referred
to the wrong ADDCO part number and they didn't seem to have any way of
fixing that. ADDCO was very helpful, they also have all the part numbers by
application on their web site, I think it's http://www.ADDCO.net .
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
To: "Kinderlehrer" <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 5:34 AM
Subject: Re: TR3 sway bar question
>
> In the past, ADDCO would tell you over the phone the Whitney part number.
> It helped to as for Myrtle at ADDCO. I wonder if she retired.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kinderlehrer <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, January 18, 2001 11:11 PM
> Subject: Re: TR3 sway bar question
>
>
> >
> >Only problem, JC doesn't know the difference between a TR3 and a TR6.
They
> >swore that the application code was the same. They did agree to take it
> >back and send me the right one, then sent me a note that the right one
was
> >not available. I called ADDCO to get to the bottum of it. They were
very
> >nice, gave me the name of a dealer to arrange payment through and shipped
> >the bar directly to me at a very small premium over JC - still a lot less
> >than TRF et. al.
> >
> >Bob
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
> >To: "Dan Buettner" <danb@thelittlemacshop.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 5:22 AM
> >Subject: Re: TR3 sway bar question
> >
> >
> >>
> >> >The list archives point to
> >> >favoring the ADDCO bars, and that's what VB offers -- though I'd
> >> >rather spend my money at TRF.
> >>
> >>
> >> You will spend a whole lot less of it at J C Whitney. Cheap outfit,
but
> >an
> >> ADDCO bar is an ADDCO bar. Whitney can charge low prices for two
> reasons:
> >> Fantastically high volume. Vendors will give them the best deal
possible
> >> because they pay vendors very rapidly.
> >>
> >> Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
> >> 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4
> >CT2846L
> >> LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
> >> "It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
> >> - 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.
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