i switched to goodparts lowered springs, uprated the front sway bar, and
added a rear sway.
absolutely without a doubt no comparison best $$ i ever spent on that car.
the original tr6 is quite tail happy. now its really hard to break the rear
end loose, and i can scare myself in a corner!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard and Tracy Lambour" <rlambour@comcast.net>
To: <net@lists.mv.net>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 7:39 PM
Subject: [6pack] Suspension rebuild
> Hi fellow NET members,
>
>
>
> I'm in the process of a body off restoration of my 1970 TR-6 (the floor
> pans
> had rotted out), and I'm planning to start a suspension rebuild soon while
> the body is still off the frame.
>
>
>
> The car sat for 10 years in Texas, so I'm replacing all of the rubber.
> The
> rear springs were shot when the car last ran so they need to be replaced
> too.
>
>
>
> I was thinking of using urethane bushings to improve handling of the car.
> In addition to the rear springs, I thought I'd swap out the front ones
> too.
> The front end is a bit banged up from a collision, and I'm having that
> repaired and squared before I start with the suspension.
>
>
>
> I'm curious if anyone has any recommendations, web links, or wisdom for a
> neophyte like me regarding rebuilding the suspension. I'm reading through
> a
> few resources but thought I'd throw the question out to others here too.
>
>
>
> Thanks very much for reading. I was glad to hear some of you made it out
> to
> Kimball Farm Cruise night, which is very near where I live. I missed the
> show that night, but went the next week and spotted a wonderful looking
> red
> TR-4A and a few other British cars as well. Nice to see them there!
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Rick Lambour
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