Hello Michael, saw your post :
>Monica wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone figured out a way to fix the TR6 squat problem?
>> I've replaced the rear trailing arm bushings and bought new springs
>> and I still think the car sits to low in the rear.
>> I thought about getting the Heavy Duty springs from Moss but thay
>> tell me the HD springs are 1" shorter than stock.
>
>There were a couple of people on the Brit_Car FIDO echo who felt the
>same was true of their Spitfires, but neither had taken the car to an
>alignment shop to check the rear alignment. Sometimes appearances are
>deceptive, so it's helpful to have some hard data to go on. Alignment
>data might help. If the book I have is correct, the rear camber on a TR6
>should be 1/2 deg. positive (presumably to bring the outside wheel to
^^^^^^^^
My Haynes manual gives 1 deg. Negative, +or- 1/2 deg.
In my experience, any positive rear camber, especially with stiff
springs, will give scary handling on curves, especially bumpy ones.
>zero camber on cornering). And a good alignment mechanic may be able to
>spot something you may not have noticed, if the alignment is out of
>whack. Not a bad starting point for $30-40.
>
>The TR6 owners would know better than I, but a factory manual reprint
>should also have ride height data, so if you could obtain those figures,
>you could measure yours and be even more certain whether or not your eye
>is right.
>Cheers.
>
>--
>My other Triumph doesn't run, either....
Good luck,
Tom Tweed
SW Ohio
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