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<p class="MsoNormal">Agree with Randy,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Check the shock mounts. Had the same problem on my TR3. Would get noise on bumps and couldn’t fine the problem Finally got loose enough that I could move the shock. Mount holes were rounded out by then. ISTR that there are no lock
washers on the mount bolts.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Randy and Valerie DeRuiter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 6, 2020 1:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Will Daehler <will.daehler@gmail.com>; triumphs@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] TR4 Investigating replacing the Armstrong lever shocks with telescopic rear shock conversions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hi Will-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Moss-Europe still shows the kit for the TR2-4 live axle cars. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/shop-by-model/triumph/tr2-4a/steering-suspension/rear-suspension/telescopic-conversion-bracket-kits-tr2-4a.html">https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/shop-by-model/triumph/tr2-4a/steering-suspension/rear-suspension/telescopic-conversion-bracket-kits-tr2-4a.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">It seems a bit involved with brackets needed to be welded to the differential axle tubes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">A couple of thoughts on the rattle - I'd check the shock links very carefully as one step. The rubber inside the link can perish so you can get a rattle even though the link looks ok. The number
one problem I had was the lever shock mounts would come loose and the shock would move a bit creating a noise. Those bolts are hard to access, some use a socket headed bolt to get better torque on them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you are convinced its the shocks, you could test the theory by removing them and driving around for a while - the car will bounce more but if it still rattles it means the shocks weren't the
problem. I had a rattle from the muffler hitting the frame which might be a possibility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Randy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Triumphs <<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of Will Daehler <<a href="mailto:will.daehler@gmail.com">will.daehler@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 6, 2020 10:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> <<a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [TR] TR4 Investigating replacing the Armstrong lever shocks with telescopic rear shock conversions</span>
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<p class="xmsonormal">When going over bumps in my TR4 I have quite a rattle from the right rear area of my car. I have poked around by the axle, and thought I have fixed the problem a couple of times. I have replaced the springs and refilled the Armstrong
shocks. I have poked around. While looking through my Moss catalog I noticed the kits for replacing the Armstrong shocks with these brackets that you could mount shock absorbers to. But the kits are NLS. No Longer Supplied. I was wondering why the kits
were discontinued. It could have been that they caused damage to the frame, or just didn’t work. I was hoping somebody had any first-hand knowledge or experience on this topic that they could discuss. I wonder if the racing group all have custom and proprietary
set ups.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Will Daehler<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">63 TR4 <o:p></o:p></p>
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