After some "futzing" with my rear suspension for months now I have
tried
and read just about everything any one could imagine concerning the
TR6's
rear end.
I've finally settled on the Moss heavy duty springs with the alum.
spacers
on both the top and bottom of the spring. I now have the ride height I
want
and have eliminated the dreaded "TR squat"! Now all that's left is to
change
my shock oil with 20wt oil and I'm done.
As for the extra shims on the trailing arms, I don't think it will make
a
differance one way or the other... Mabe removing the excess will
decrease
the leverage on the spring and thus give you a higher ride height.
Do get a (4) way alignment when your done.
-jimb
741/2 TR6 you can see it on my wife's home page
(www.snovalley.com/~monica)
Gary Nafziger wrote:
>
> I noticed that I have 3 shims on the inside and 4 shims on the outside;
> behind the brackets that hold the swing arms on. This makes a differance of
> only 1 shim between the two. Why could I not just remove all shims except
> one on the outside? That would leave the same relative setup as I had
> before. (Then the replacement bolts might fit that I bought that are a tad
> too short!!)
>
> The only complication I can think of is that the whole swing arm would be
> moved maybe 1/4 inch toward the front of the car. This would pull the shock
> link as well as the stub axle 1/4 inch forward also.
>
> I have decided to buy longer bolts and keep it the same, but I was wondering
> why so many shims are used. It seems the main purpose should be to set the
> angle of the wheel rather than the positioning forward or backward.
>
> Just a thought for you late night thinkers to toy with :)
> Gary, Frances Nafziger
> Wellman, Iowa
>
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