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Re: spax shocks - tr6

To: Peter Zaborski <peterz@merak.com>
Subject: Re: spax shocks - tr6
From: Aaron Johnson <sugar@holly.ColoState.EDU>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 17:23:29 -0600 (MDT)
Cc: "'TR6 List'" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
That is the correct shock for your car... Have  you determined what you
are going to set the adjustment at.  If it is a road car I'd set them at 7
or 8...if you  have uprated the rest of the suspension you might as well
set them at 10 or 11.

Aaron

On Thu, 10 Jul 1997, Peter Zaborski wrote:

> I have just acquired a set of Spax front shocks for my 1976 TR6. The box
> has a label on it which says "Triumph 1969 - 1975   G479". I can't wait
> to put these on my car but before I do I want to make sure I have the
> right shock.
> 
> I am not aware of any changes in the TR6 suspension from 75 to 76. So is
> the package I have just mislabelled? Or is there really a specific front
> shock for the 76 TR6 which is different from the one for 69-75 cars?
> None of the catalogs from the major mail order suppliers indicate this
> to be the case.
> 
> I wrote to a web enabled company in Britain which sells spax and they
> replied that I have the only chock in the spax catalog which is listed
> for a tr6. They also said that since their listings show no tr6 in 1976,
> perhaps my car is a 75 registerd as a 76. I guess they don't handle a
> lot of triumph stuff...
> 
> So if anyone has purchased a set of these could verify I have the right
> shock I would really appreciate it.
> 
> Peter Zaborski
> 76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
> Calgary AB Canada
> 
> 


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