Shane,
My '72 TR6 does the same thing. I have also been led to believe it is
spline lock. I have poly-bushings, heavy-duty lever arm shocks (Apple
Hydraulics rebuilds), my diff mounts have even been reinforced. I still
feel the lifting sensation; However, it doesn't cause any oversteer on my
'6. The only times that I have experienced oversteer in mine or Aaron
Johnson's TR6 was under power and not during an upshift (just exceeding
the grip). The lifting sensation is still strange and a little unsettling
when your not ready for it.
Do you have a rear sway bar? I have been warned that they can also
make the oversteer transition quite severe. They have to be set up very
carefully. Changing the bushings should also improve things. Keep on
Driving.
Shawn Loseke
1972 TR6 CC80255U (web page in the works)
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From: "Shane F. Ingate" <triumph@shiseis.com>, on 8/25/98 12:58 PM:
All,
Not been much TR6 traffic recently, so I'll pop a question
about handling characteristics of the TR6.
First up, my TR6 has 24 year old rubber bushings, but the stock
shocks are fine.
Coming hard out of a corner, if I am required to change up a gear,
the whole rear-end will "lift up" and transition to pretty severe
oversteer until I can get on the throttle again which settles things
down. It can be pretty scary, so I have to wait until the corner
straightens out till I can change gears.
Now is this just my car, or is this a trait of all TR6's (and TR4a's)?
Other than new poly bushings and heavier oil in the rear dampers, how
else can this be solved?
Thanks in advance.
Shane Ingate in San Diego
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