When I restored the chassis on my TR3A I replaced springs all the way around
with repro springs from one of the big two. (not counting PA). When I
dropped the motor into the chassis and got everything in place I went around
and
did a comprehensive measure for level and marked up where (and if) adjustment
was necessary with body shims when the body went on. There was nothing
unusual and extremely little variance. The rear axle, of course, was tight
against the top of the chassis as there was no weight in the rear. Now that
the
body is on and the car is complete, I have a low corner on the drivers side
rear and from inspection from below it appears that the drivers rear spring
shows more flex than the passenger. The repro springs do not have the
blocking
on the passenger side as the originals do to lower the passenger side for
level ride with only a driver in the car.
The thing that stings here is that I replaced all the springs because I had
excess droop on the passenger side before I started the resto.
I could make plates as spacers between the spring and the axle for the
pasenger side which will lower on that side. Or should I go for raising the
low
side?
You kind of have to know to look for the droop, although a TR3 officianado
noticed, no one else seems to.
What say the list?
David Lylis
69 TR6 CC26160L
60 TR3A TS74461LO
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