My 71 TR6 measures 4 9/16 inches from the concrete to the frame rail when
measured at the B post. I have stock springs (and they were stock height
when I measured all four when I replaced all four shocks). I run 205/70/R15
Yokohama tires.
Bud Rolofson
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Brady" <dmb@cisco.com>
To: "Pete & Aprille Chadwell" <pandachadwell@mac.com>
Cc: "Triumphs Mailing List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: TR6 Correct Ride Height
>
> I just measured my 250 at the B post as Pete described and
> got 4 7/8". I'm running springs from Good Parts and
> 205/60 tires.
>
> David
> http://www.employees.org/~dmb
>
> Pete & Aprille Chadwell wrote:
>
> >> Does anybody know the correct ride height for a 1971 TR6. I looked in
both
> >> Bentley & TR6 manual and could only find 6" ground clearance mentioned
in
> >> the specs. What is the "Ride Height" and how is it measured (from where
to
> >> where).
> >
> >
> > I dunno the answer to your question
> > I've seen the 6" 'ground
> > clearance' figure quoted widely. I think 'ground clearance' should
> > be interpreted to mean a measurement taken from the ground level to
> > the lowest point on the SPRUNG chassis. In most cases, I suspect
> > this point would be from the bottom of the frame rails, perhaps those
> > that run under the floorpan inbetween the front and rear wheels. I
> > just measured mine, from the concrete up to the bottom of that frame
> > rail right in the vicinity of the 'B' post and I got a measurement of
> > 6 3/8 inches. It appears, however, that the exhaust pipes alongside
> > the gearbox actually hang down lower than that.
> >
> > Also, consider that my car is a 1973 model with competition springs
> > (Moss Motors) and 205/70R15 tires.
> >
> > Maybe the thing to do would be to collect uniform measurements of
> > ride height/ground clearance from list members that have essentially
> > stock TR6s and get an average. I don't believe that these
> > measurements should change based solely on model year, but understand
> > that since height of bumpers changed several times during the TR6
> > production, if you used bumpers as a measuring point you WOULD get
> > different numbers.
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