[TR] TR3 Gear Ratios

[Greg Lemon]

My brother installed a R & P conversion to his TR3A as well, he did not use 
a kit, but a TR7 rack (which is apparently narrower than a TR4 rack and fits 
better) and some fabricated bolt on attachment brackets a club member made 
up.  I think the biggest issue is figuring out the steering wheel and turn 
signal arrange, since you don't have the stator tube and control head type 
arrengement easily mated to to rack, you have to have some u joints in the 
mix I believe. All statements qualified because I didn't do the work myself 
so specifics are a little fuzzy.

Greg Lemon

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From: "Alex&Janet Thomson" <aljlthomson at charter.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 5:49 AM
To: "'Jonas Payne'" <jagmog at hotmail.com>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Gear Ratios

> My brother installed the rack & pinion kit on a TR3A and the difference 
> was
> unimaginable. With the kit, you could actually steer the car, effort was
> half of what it was and you could keep it straight on the road without
> exercising your wrists all the time. Of course, the original steering gear
> could have been well wiped out and a new sector, worm and bushings could
> have solved the problems. The only issue that I noticed was that the new 
> tie
> rod ends seemed to be at an extreme downward angle to meet the steering
> arms. Also, the regular fan has to be ditched for an electric fan in order
> to free up sufficient room for the rack. I can't remember who sold the kit
> but the end result was that the car was much more pleasant to drive.
>
> Alex Thomson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jonas Payne
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:26 PM
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] TR3 Gear Ratios
>
> Anybody out there know what the gear ratios for a TR3 were?
>
> Considering a T5 swap (over the Toyota) and want to insure that the
> performance is close (or improved).
>
> Also - anybody want to weigh in on a rack and pinion conversion?  The kits
> seem a bit overpriced, and I'm pretty handy, so I'm curious as to what
> others have done.
>
> Just sold my big healey and want to make my TR3 into a more comfortable
> touring car.
>
> Jonas Payne
> PBR Consulting
> 702-882-6711
>
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