Darrell,
Many owners fit the higher (stiffer) springs to IRS TR4As to stop the car's
habit of 'squatting' at the rear under power. For example, The Roadster
Factory sells a kit consisting of stiffer springs for stopping the 'squat'
but they do say that it will raise ride hieght.
If you go back to standard springs your car will most likely regain the
'squat'. I don't recall if you fitted the stiffer springs yourself, but if
you did was stopping the 'squat' a consideration?
Best of luck,
Michael Gajic
63' TR4
>From: Darrell Walker <darrellw@inetarena.com>
>Reply-To: Darrell Walker <darrellw@inetarena.com>
>To: tr list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: TR4A ride height
>Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 18:28:27 -0700
>
>Thanks for the replies. Some information I should have included
>originally:
>
> -My car has IRS
> -There are not any spacers installed on the front springs
>
>The consenus is that my car is from 1 to 2 inches too high, both
>front and rear. Cutting the springs would work, but make the
>very still springs even stiffer (as it is, I can only bounce it
>less than a inch, and I'm no light weight). Considering that
>the ends would then need to be reflattened, and that new stock
>springs are only around $25 each, that seems like the best path
>forward.
>
>On a related note, I'm sure that the original rear lever shocks
>need of replacement as well. (I'm guessing they are original
>because I have not changed them in the 20 years I've owned the car,
>and from the condition the car was in when I got it I'm pretty sure
>no one else has either). When they were last off the car (10 years
>but not so many miles ago) they had oil and seemed to move smoothly,
>but I didn't have any reference for how much resistance they should
>provide. I notice that TRF now sells a tube kit for 4A-6s (Moss
>has had one forever, but only lists it for 6s, even though I believe
>the cars are identical in that area). Does anyone have any experience
>with either kit? The price is reasonably close to a set of new
>lever shocks.
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