Shane,
Changing to the rear poly bushings made a big improvement in that department
for me. With the old worn bushings in back it was pretty scary at times. Now
it's much more stable in a corner with a throttle lift. Didn't do anything
with the shocks yet. I still have to do the front suspension and diff mounts
with poly, so cannot speak to what that will do.
Gordon Buck
Sultan, Washington
71 TR6 CC62806
67 MGB GT
-----Original Message-----
From: Shane F. Ingate [SMTP:triumph@shiseis.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 11:58 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: TR6: Handling bug or personality?
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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