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<div> <font size="3">I did not try changing the fluid that was put in by the rebuilder. It was probably standard fork oil. A heavier oil may have made the difference but I never got a roundtuit.</font><br>
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<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcast.net><br>
To: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>; gdhuggins <gdhuggins@genfiniti.com>; triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Thu, Sep 5, 2019 9:32 am<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR4A - Need Advice on Road Springs<br>
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<div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);">Hi, Dave. Just curious. What was the fluid you ran in the rebuilt shocks that didn't dampen as well as you'd like? And what do you recommend? (I've been using Harley fork fluid, seems to work fine enough but maybe could be better.)</div>
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<div><span style="font-size:medium;">I agree with Mark and Jerry. Since you have shocks on order put those in first and then make a determination as to whether you need new springs or not.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:medium;">BTW, I sent off a set of shocks to Apple for the "Heavy Duty" rebuild and was quite disappointed in the result. The damping was inadequate. This was many years ago and they may have sorted this out since then. I have more recently (like last year) had a pair (may have been the same pair) reworked by World Wide Auto Parts in Madison (http://www.nosimport.com/) with much better results. Peter up there knows Triumphs.</span> <br clear="none"></div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black;">-----Original Message----- <br clear="none"> From: G.D. Huggins <gdhuggins@genfiniti.com> <br clear="none"> To: Triumph Mailing List <triumphs@autox.team.net> <br clear="none"> Sent: Sun, Sep 1, 2019 9:45 pm <br clear="none"> Subject: [TR] TR4A - Need Advice on Road Springs <br clear="none"> <br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr">After almost eight years of driving bliss, with just under 18K miles, it's time to replace what I suspect are the original road springs. <br clear="none"></div>
<div dir="ltr">The car has gotten way too bouncy, especially in the rear. Take a curve on a rough road, and it rear steers something awful. losing its contact with the road, as if the spring is not forcing the wheel back down quickly enough. <br clear="none"></div>
<div dir="ltr">As far as shocks go, I’ve got Spax adjustable up front, and just ordered some heavy duty Armstrongs from Apple Hydraulics for the rear. <br clear="none"></div>
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<div dir="ltr">I’ve gotten into some research, and everything seems to be pointing toward three grades of stiffness; original, uprated and competition. <br clear="none"></div>
<div dir="ltr">I am leaning toward the “uprated” variety to stiffen the ride, but I want to keep stock height to not effect wheel camber. <br clear="none"></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Any experienced-based suggestions? <br clear="none"></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks in advance. <br clear="none"></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Cheers, <br clear="none"></div>
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