On 11/13/14, 7:14 AM, Andrew Uprichard wrote:
> Building a nice, fat-road 1957 TR3 (150 bhp, overdrive, rack and pinion,
> etc) and am wondering about front shocks. Spax or Koni?
>
What suspension do you have? A TR3 with standard stock suspension rolls
heavily in the curves and shocks alone will not cure the problem.
I run Spax but it is part of a suspension system that includes a large
front anti sway bar, poly bushings, rebuilt rear shocks with heavy duty
valves, and the shorter competition front springs. I have purposefully
left the rear springs stock but lengthened the rear shackles a little so
the springs can flex more without hitting the frame. I'm one of those
people who believes that the corner handling is more predictable if you
stiffen the front but not the rear. I have also found that the rear end
behaves better powering out of a corner with a limited slip diff.
If you don't have a front sway bar check with TSI Automotive.
http://www.tsimportedautomotive.com
For stronger front hubs and axles go to Tony Drew's site
http://www.tonydrews.com/Aluminum%20Hubs/AluminumFrontHubs.htm
So anyway, what works depends upon what you intend to do with your
fat-road TR3 and how you set your suspension up.
TeriAnn
http://www.tr3a.info
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