[TR] [6pack] Re: Shock conversion failure (was Ratco TR6 Frame)

[Dennis N Culligan]

"Buf" wrote:
>I bought one of his shock in coil kits at the auction and ironically
enough I
>needed it the minute I got home since my tube shock conversion ripped a
piece
>of the crossmemeber out about 150 miles from home after 4300 miles to
Valley
>Forge and back.  Thankfully the jagged piece didn't blow out a tire but it
>certainly ground some rubber off it.  I welded the piece back in today
since
>it is support for the differential, but I'm sure glad a I have shock in
coil
>kit to install.
>I can send pics to anyone who's interested in seeing some scary pictures
of
>the ripped out piece and the hole it left in the crossmember.

Hi Buf... er.. Bud -
  Please send me a copy of those pictures. In a bit of Triumph
irony, I bought a tube shock conversion at the auction... that
was provided by RATCO!  I'm hoping I can have it installed w/o
encountering the problem you had.  Which conversion kit did you
install?  How long ago did you do the conversion? Is this a
common problem? Anybody else with this issue? Thanks.

Dennis Culligan / Highland, NY/ 1976 TR6 CF57948U - TR6IUMPH
DNCULLIG at US.IBM.COM