Re: TR3 rear end behaviour on bumpy roads

richard triplett wrote:

>..the car would start to vibrate with the bumps and I
>could feel the rear end start to want to break away
>due to the rear tires losing traction...
>

I've heard it called "The Triumph Trot".

In my town they like to put in brick crosswalks -- run across those 
lumpy bricks they use when you're 2/3 of the way thru a fast left turn 
and the rear end will  finish the turn for you.  You just allow for it 
and it works out fine.

Geo Hahn
59 TR3A
64 TR4
Mt Lemmon, AZ

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