[Fot] TR4A/ TR6 inverting lower wishbones ?

[J.C. Hassall]

Jim,

I forgot to mention that I also replaced the pan mounting stud with a short 3/8 bolt - makes removing the pan *much* easier. I don't recall if that was in Kas' book too :-)

Jim

Fat-thumbed from my iPhone

> On Jul 17, 2015, at 9:46 PM, Jim Gray <toodamnfunky at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Outstanding…back to the garage.
> Thanks for the replies,
> jim
>  
> From: J.C. Hassall [mailto:jhassall at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 7:15 PM
> To: Jim Gray
> Cc: FOT List Triumph
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4A/ TR6 inverting lower wishbones ?
>  
> Yes, I did it and gained 0.5 inches.  You can just swap the A arms on the same axle, no need to swap side to side.
>  
> jim 
> 
> Fat-thumbed from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 17, 2015, at 8:33 PM, Jim Gray <toodamnfunky at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Greetings
>> I’m fitting coilovers to the front of the car and I need to find some more shock travel, I’m too close to bottom now.
>> I plan to shim the entire spring pan down to 1” with aluminum bar stock to extend the shock.
>> I have heard you can also invert the wishbones and swap sides ( left to right ) and I was wondering if anyone has ever done it.
>> Just by some rough measurements I should be able to gain an addition 5/8” of shock travel with that alone.
>> Has anyone done it ?
>>  
>>  
>> jim g
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