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Re: tr6 alignment

To: ted barnes <tbarnes@EBICOM.net>
Subject: Re: tr6 alignment
From: Michael Burdick <mburdick@netserv.unmc.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 12:32:39 -0500 (CDT)
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
On Wed, 20 Sep 1995, Philip E. Barnes wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Sep 1995, ted barnes wrote:
> 
> > hoping for some words of wisdom from someone --tr6 cc28712 jan1,69
> > left front wheel camber neg 1.9 degree,right front neg 1.75 degree
....
> > bit-- can the above camber numbers be a problem 
> 
> To answer your last question, yes it is a problem. The front is especially
> alarming, as I'm not sure there is any range to take that out. Spec. is
> 1/4 deg. neg.+/- 1/2 deg. Look for a lot of spacers on the frame where the
> lower control arms bolt to the frame. If there are none, it sounds as if
> 1) you should ask for your money back, and 2) the frame is tweaked or
> sagging inward at the top of the spring perches. All this assumes the
> bushing, ball joints, etc. are in order.

Maybe the bar that bolts between the shock towers has been removed, 
allowing them to sag in at the top ...  Something easy to check.

Good luck,
Mike


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