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Re: [TR] TR4 suspension mods

To: dave <dave@ranteer.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 suspension mods
From: Allen Hess <allen.k.hess@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:18:24 -0500
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: triumphs@autox.team.net
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The upper control arms and ball joint changed at CT6344, very very early TR4=
. Those same parts continued through TR4A and TR6 (I think).

> On Nov 18, 2020, at 6:50 PM, dave <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> I have an early TR4 (built in 62, titled in 63) with lots and lots of inte=
resting mods.
> =20
> The original purchaser also owned a flaps and did all sorts of things.  He=
 also ran the car in lots of rallies, and there are a few unexplained holes i=
n the dash.
> =20
> He sold it to a college kid, who drove it until it needed an engine rebuil=
d, and parked it for a couple decades.
> =20
> I have resuscitated it, and have constantly run into things that are not s=
tock.=20
> =20
> Here is my question =E2=80=93 we are rebuilding the front suspension, and d=
iscovered (after I had bought the =E2=80=9Ccorrect=E2=80=9D parts, that the u=
pper control arms/wishbones and the ball joints are TR4A.  I think the verti=
cal control arms are TR4; we putting in TR4 trunnions.=20
> =20
> Can anyone explain to me the advantage of this?
> =20

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