Bob,
If squat is your problem, but you are otherwise happy with the set up,
wouldn't a "Z" Bar, do what you need?
Bill
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:07 -0500 (EST) "Robert M. Lang"
<lang@isis.mit.edu> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I'm running a TR6 with pretty much a stock rear suspension that it
> "upgraded" with TTune sprint springs and re-valved armstrong shocks.
> IT
> works pretty good, but it looks like I could benefit from a bit more
> bump
> resistance. Seeing that I autocross almost exclusively, the car
> transitions a LOT and for my setup that means the car squats big
> time when
> I jump on the throttle.
>
> At any rate, I'm considering waivering from the close to "as
> shipped"
> condition of my car (more like "as Harry Webster designed) and
> switching
> to tube shocks in the rear.
>
> I know about most of the bracket setups for TR6, as I purchased a
> set of
> tubulars way-way back in the day (1978 or 1979) that came with
> Monroe-matics!
>
> So, my question is this: for the bolt-in shock brackets that are out
> there
> in use ON RACE CARS - what are folks using for shocks? I know about
> AVO,
> SPAX, and Koni. What I'd be looking for is something that gives me
> some
> adjustment for bump... the Koni and Spax only allow rebound
> adjustment, so
> we're probably talking about a two-way adjustable.
>
> If you use this setup or know someone that does, I'd like some
> insight on
> the matter.
>
> Worst case, I have a pretty stout cage, so adding a couple of small
> bars
> and some ears would be "way easy". I'm just looking to avoid the
> situation
> I started about 5 years ago where we started going down the "$1200
> per
> shock" road. I'm looking for something a little closer to
> off-the-shelf
> than "the-best-shock-ever-made".
>
> TIA,
> rml
>
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