I know of at least 3 different types of rear telescopic shock mounting kits
availible for TR 4-6.
1. brackets for upper end of telescopic shocks mounted to body. Not recommended.
Puts additional stress to body and needs some holes to the inner wings which
give rust a good place to start.
2. steel kit with zinced surface, bolted to chassis, uses existing mounting
points of lever shocks. No welding etc. necessary. Reversing to lever arm
shocks possible at any time. Adjustible Spax, Koni shocks etc.can be used.
3. same as above, made of aluminium and costs some 2-times of 2.
One of our club members tryed the steel kit. He says it is a great improvement
to road-holding. (He even said if one friend had had a shock kit some years ago
he would probably not be married to his brunett wife because as he was chaseing
hard a young blonde lady in an other car his TR 4 A circeled off the street and
the lady was never seen again.)
The weld-on support parts to the frame near the wishbones seem to be the answer
to a need. The mounting plates of the lower wishbones happend to break and bend
on cars of some of my club-mates. Wider tires, upgraded springs and anti-roll
bars contribute to this failure.
Gerhard
CC 31998 LO
Check the homepage of my local Triumph club at:
http://home.t-online.de/home/Triumph-IG-Suedwest-eV/
Haeg1 schrieb:
> I have seen kits available to replace the rear lever shocks on TR6s. What is
> your opinion of these kits? Does anyone have access to mechanical drawings for
> the brackets used in these kits?
>
> On a different topic:
> I have been looking at some add on support brackets listed in the Moss catalog
> to strengthen part of a TR6 frame up in the front near the main suspension
> mountings. Did some cars come with this modification from the factory? How
> important is it to add this extra support?
> Take care,
> John H. in Minneapolis
There are at least 3 different types of rear telescopic shock mounting kits
availible for TR 4-6.
1. brackets for upper end of telescopic shock mounted to body. Not recomended.
Puts additional stress to body.
2. steel conversion kit, bolted to chassis and uses existing mounting points of
lever shocks. No welding etc necessary. Can be reversed to lever arm
shocks any time. Itīs just a bolt on kit. Adjustible Spax, Koni etc. shocks
can be used.
3. same as above, complete aluminium
One of our club members tryed the steel kit. He says it is a great improvement
to roadability.
The weld on support parts to the frame near the wishbones are a good thing. The
mounting points of the lower wishbones at the frame happend to break and bend
on
cars of clubmembers. Wider tires, upgraded springs and anti-roll bars
contribute
to this failure.
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