[TR] TR3A springs

[Wayne Lee]

Hi David,
  How did the excess "Droop" come to be noticed? Usually you wouldn't notice
droop until the Car is fully suspended,Droop limiters, through Straps or 
Shocks
or Bumper Stops would mask such things. Was the Ride Heigth normal with no 
Driver
or a Driver in it before?
Cheers,
Wayne Lee
Douglas, MA
64 TR4 (Project)
75 TR6 (Daily Driver again Soon I hope)
Lola T598
Hawke DL12 (Formula Ford)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DLylis at aol.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:55 AM
Subject: [TR] TR3A springs


> When I restored the chassis on my TR3A I replaced springs all the way 
> around
> with repro springs from one of the big two.  (not counting  PA).  When I
> dropped the motor into the chassis and got everything in place  I went 
> around and
> did a comprehensive measure for level and marked up where (and  if) 
> adjustment
> was necessary with body shims when the body went on.  There  was nothing
> unusual and extremely little variance.  The rear axle, of  course, was 
> tight
> against the top of the chassis as there was no weight in  the rear.  Now 
> that the
> body is on and the car is complete, I have a low  corner on the drivers 
> side
> rear and from inspection from below it appears that  the drivers rear 
> spring
> shows more flex than the passenger.  The repro  springs do not have the 
> blocking
> on the passenger side as the originals do to  lower the passenger side for
> level ride with only a driver in the car.
> The thing that stings here is that I replaced all the springs because I 
> had
> excess droop on the passenger side before I started the resto.
> I could make plates as spacers between the spring and the axle for the
> pasenger side which will lower on that side.  Or should I go for raising 
> the low
> side?
> You kind of have to know to look for the droop, although a TR3 
> officianado
> noticed, no one else seems to.
> What say the list?
>
> David  Lylis
> 69 TR6 CC26160L
> 60 TR3A TS74461LO
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