Hi Nick,
Re: Your TR6
=> 3. Is it easier/cheaper to rebuild the steering rack or buy the whole
=> TRF rebuilt rack?
Is there a reason for doing this?
=> 4. If what I want is simply good suspension, (will not be racing
=> Tilley at all!), should I simply get the regular rubber bushings, or
=> should I get the nylock/plastic bushings? In other words, to get good
=> suspension and steering, do I need to upgrade to "high-performance"
=> suspension components?
About 4 years ago I redid my front suspension using the standard rubbers,
and I had to replace them just recently... I wanted to get more life out of
them, so the TR-people (club and mechanic) suggested using the plastic
(urethane?) bushes instead.
=> 5. A related question, should I replace the springs with high-perf
=> springs, or stick to stock? (I am planning on replacing front shocks
=> with the Koni's, and the springs... I just can't believe that 21 year
=> old original springs/shocks are still anygood) Do I need to replace
=> the rear lever arm shocks, or can I rebuild them?
Don't harden the rear springs at all if you are sticking with the lever
arm shocks. The '6 a friend of mine bought had really hard rear springs,
which made the car really difficult to handle in slowish (i.e. legal
speeds) bumps.
=> (Tilley is really looking nice, and running well, after her detailing...
=> albeit, the steering is loose and the front/rear ends are NOT pointing
=> the same direction...)
Oh the joys of motoring!
Ciao,
Peter K.
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