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re:Trailing Arm

To: Kenneth Brown <kbrown@trmx3.dot.ca.gov>
Subject: re:Trailing Arm
From: Mike Mason <mmason@lindenwood.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 16:59:17 -0600 (CST)
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Hey Ken:

Did you ever figure out anything on this?  After your initial post, the 
thread seemed to fade out, without many answers.  I don't have mine on 
the ground yet, but would feel better if there were a bump stop on the 
side with the concave indentation in the trailing arm.  

Or maybe I'll just run over pot holes with the left side of the car. ;-)


On Wed, 12 Mar 1997, Kenneth Brown wrote:

> Thanks for the input Joe, Tom, and others on the list, the problem is I have
> two different trailing arms:
> 
> The right side is as shown in TRF's red book, with the "t" shaped pedestal
> protruding up on which you connect the rubber cone. The Left arm has a 
>circular
> dish cast in the arm at approx.  the same location as the aforementioned
> pedestal. It appears as if this dish is set up to be struck by a rebound cone
> attached to the body, at least that is my guess. There are no treaded holes in
> the arm or any indication that something is to be mounted on the arm. 
> 
> I believe the left arm is off some other LBC, which one I'm not sure. Once I
> figure that out I can probably rig up some sort of bumper system to work. the
> real question is how does this "wrong " trailing arm affect the geometry of my
> rear suspension and if so do I need to replace it.
> 
> Thanks once again, any additional input is surly welcomed,
> Ken
> 
> 
> 

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