Kai,
Thanks for the additional information. Seems it always comes down to the
classic "cost vs. benefit decision" on these suspension mods and for me,
the cost exceeds the benefit. Others, who have more disposable income or
intense driving needs may feel differently of course.
Jim
"Kai M. Radicke" wrote:
>
> > Kai,
> > How much? Does it function that much better than the stock set up?
> > Jim Davis
>
> Well I dug the magazine article back out, and it quoted some astronomical
> price for the Revington rear suspension setup - which also included, rear
> antisway bar, new springs, new bushes, and a bunch of other things.
>
> However, I did remember that Shane Ingate's TR6 page had some more info:
>
> "use Neil Revington's (+44/1823 698437) rear shock absorber conversion kit.
> This kit places a very short AVO externally-adjustable shock absorber inside
> the owner-supplied coil spring. Some simple welding is required to adopt the
> top of the shock to the coil tower, and to bolt a mount to the trailing arm.
> The kit also includes extra gusseting that should be welded to the shock
> tower for stiffening. All installation is straightforward, the only hard
> part (for me) is the welding. This kit is part RTR300RJ and costs 200
> pounds. Neil does not recommend the use of the Addco rear sway bar (which
> takes up precious ground clearance), but his own rose-jointed unit which
> mounts across the top of the differential. Sounds nice, but pricey. Neil
> Revington is a super-nice, super-knowledgable guy. I learned more about TR6
> suspension in my 15 minute talk with him than I have learned from
> experimenting and reading in 5 years! "
>
> HTH,
>
> --
> KMR
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