I'm quite happy with the ones I got from British Parts Northwest. I needed
to remove the spacer (under the spring) and swap trailing arm brackets
around a bit to get the right ride height and camber. I suggest you let the
car sit on the new springs for a while (month or two) to let them settle in
before fiddling with the brackets, unless the camber is dangerously out of
whack. Otherwise you will be doing this twice, as I did. The Moss book has
a great table on what bracket(s) to have to adjust camber.
Also, I am convinced the single best improvement you can make to your TR6 is
to 86 the redlines and go with modern rubber. It will improve ride,
handling and safety. It may be what keeps your TR6 on the road, and out of
the wrecker yard. It took a lot of convincing and anguish to make the
switch, because I love the unique and original look of the redlines. The
change is so dramatic, I have seen the light - it has turned me into a
modern rubber evangelist. :)
Good luck
Keith Meinhold
66 Marston Avenue
San Francisco CA 94112
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www.navyboy.com
email: keith@navyboy.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of William Maslin
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 5:20 AM
To: TR6 list
Subject: Replacements for TRF "Too Tall" Springs?
The PO of my 74 TR6 installed the TRF Uprated Springs
-- the ones that make the car ride 1.5" too high and
adversely affect the camber.
I'd like to replace these, admittedly more for
aesthetic reasons than anything else.
In looking at replacements, I've zeroed in on either
the Moss standard springs ($25/ea) or the Goodparts
uprated springs ($50/ea). I'm aware that the Goodparts
springs lower the car approximately 1" -- not a big
deal to me as I think TR's look better a little low.
My concern is about ride quality. I live in downtown
Houston, land of terrible streets, and, save for
occasionally trips into the TX Hill Country, can't do
much spirited driving in the TR. With the TRF springs,
the ride quality is acceptable, though anything much
stiffer would be probably be annoying on a daily
basis.
Can anyone tell me how much firmer the ride quality
would be with the Goodparts springs vs. the TRF ones?
Or any other recommendations on new springs?
BTW the car rides on original steel wheels with Coker
replacement 185 redlines.
Thanks,
William
'74 TR6
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