[TR] front suspension

[Chip19474 at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/16/2007 4:08:09 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
KingR44916 at aol.com writes:

can't  believe 
how high the front is hope it goes down alittle 


Did you compare spring heights between the old springs and new  springs 
before installation?  I've seen spring heights vary between vendors  and, if you're 
not expecting the outcome, the ride height can be surprisingly  different!
 
Another trick that worked for my TR6 is to purposely not strongly  tighten 
the upper control arm bushing nuts and the lower control arm  bushing bolts 
after you rebuild the suspension.  Let the car come down on  the suspension and 
actually drive it for a few miles to allow the bushings to  seat then tighten 
all of the bolts/nuts.  Of course if your ride height is  really off a lot this 
won't compensate completely for the spring height  difference.
 
Chip Krout
Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
Skippack, PA

1976  TR6 CF57822U



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