Randall,
I knew I was making a mistake; I feel like a pair of brown shoes at a
black tie wedding. Would you settle for "It's a Gentleman's car".
Gene
-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Young [mailto:ryoung@navcomtech.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 1:13 PM
To: Gene
Cc: Triumphs
Subject: RE: TR4A solid axle
> I still remember how rough my TR3 was.
> Although I loved the car my bottom still hurts after 44 years. Proper
seats help, too.
That's caused by not maintaining the rear springs properly.
> It is not cheap, but there are bits, pieces, modifications, and
> improvements available today that make an IRS car an excellent sport
> machine. It has so much more potential than a live axle car.
Ok, I'll grant you that with all sorts of modifications, a Triumph IRS
can
be better than a stock beam axle. But "apples to apples", the stock
live
axle works very well while the IRS is iffy.
> My daily driver is an IRS car, the handling and precision spoils you,
> not to mention the comfort.
Any time you'd like to come see if you can keep up with me through the
twisties around here, just let me know ! Give me some advance warning,
and
I'll even take off the rear sway bar, which is the *only* modification
I've
made to the rear suspension. Of course, a TR4 *should* have an
advantage,
since it has a wider track relative to it's weight ...
Anyone have some autocross results handy ? I don't recall a stock IRS
TR4A
ever beating out a comparable live axle car ...
Randall
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