you could try swapping the rear springs, or rather ensure if they are the
same height. If they are not, just swap them and check again. Any difference
resulting from the shockers should settle down when you a) drive the car
around for a bit and b) rock it up and down a bit. My competition springs
from Rimmer (lowered) for the TR7 had the car sitting at exactly factory
ride height when I fitted them, but everything needs to settle.
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> From: Canada[SMTP:canada@voyageronline.net]
> Reply To: Canada
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 1999 7:12 AM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: TR6 misalignment?
>
>
> After my euphoric report on solving the rusted sleeve problem, you might
> have thought I had solved all my TR6 problems. But not so. Well, maybe
> not a problem, but a worry.
>
> Last fall, I completely rebuilt the suspension on my 76 (mild comp TRF
> springs, nylatron bushings, HD levers on the rear, SPAX adjustables on
> the front, grade 8 hardware. Thanks to the Bentley manual, taking my
> time and frequent advice from this list, everything went together
> perfectly. Except that the gap between the top of the tires and the
> lower lip of the wheel wells is 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch greater on the
> passenger side than on the driver's side. The gap varies slightly
> depending on whether it's on level ground or not, but it's noticable (at
> least to me) and definitely measureable.
>
> A very good alignment shop had no trouble aligning the front and rear and
> told me they thought the problem might be in the left rear, causing the
> entire right side to sit higher. I have rechecked how the road springs
> sit in their sockets and made sure there is only one rubber ring on each
> end of the springs (I just replaced the rings to make sure). I've triple
> checked every suspension component on the front and rear and it's all
> exactly like it's supposed to be. The only thing I'm not 100% sure of is
> the adjustment on the SPAX shocks. If they aren't adjusted properly,
> could they cause the difference?
>
> The car has 52k original miles on it. It has not been abused, never been
> wrecked nor even hit a curb. How do I know? 1) the PO is a painfully
> honest person and 2) the 3 mechanics I had look at the car before I
> bought it (trust but verify) all said it was as straight a car as they
> had seen.
>
> Anyone ever run into this problem before? I understand these cars were
> hand-fitted; does this sound like normal tolerances for a Triumph? Any
> thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Ian CF57345U
>
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