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<body><div>Thanks Stan. That RATCO replacement cross member looks great, but it is a big undertaking. Since mine hasn't torn off yet I may try first to get it braced with some support brackets, similar to what I did years ago with the diff mounts. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tim</div>
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<div>From "Stan Foster" <<a href="mailto:stan@redtr6.com">stan@redtr6.com</a>></div>
<div>To "Tim Gaines" <<a href="mailto:mtgaines@presby.edu">mtgaines@presby.edu</a>>; "Triumphs" <<a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>></div>
<div>Date 10/8/2025 5:37:30 PM</div>
<div>Subject RE: [TR] TR6 rear shock mount break</div></div><div x-em-quote=""><br /></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I had those brackets and the stress caused the cross ember to be torn off the frame. I fitted the cross member from RATCO and switched back to lever arm schocks.<o:p xmlns:o="#unknown"></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Gaines<br />
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 8, 2025 4:37 PM<br />
<b>To:</b> Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net><br />
<b>Subject:</b> [TR] TR6 rear shock mount break<o:p xmlns:o="#unknown"></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">I have been hearing a slapping sound either under or behind me in the 1974 TR6 when I encounter even slightly rough pavement, so today I decided to sort it out. I thought I had found the problem
quickly when I saw that the spare tire securing hook bolt had come loose, but no such luck. When I finally gave up on simple fixes and jacked up the left rear end and removed the tire, I saw that the cross member had cracked near where the after market shock
mount adaptor bolts on. I did a quick check with the Moss parts catalog and that cross member is not available with them. So, I'm wondering if this shock mount replacement for the old lever shock (I installed a couple of decades ago) was a bad idea and put
too much pressure on that frame member. It occurs to me that there may be some folks out there who have gone through this and can tell me just how a fix should be attempted.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">That crack shown in the photo seems to be only on the back side of the cross member. I have learned some welding skills in the last few years, and I have a mig welder, but I have never done
anything under a car. I really don't like the proximity of the gas tank either. I am thinking that my local pro welder would be the guy to call on, but is this really something that can be fixed that way?
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