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1. [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1): Author: "Gary" <vintage.racer@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:08:26 -0700; Hello All: I want to lower the ride height on my 1962 TR-4 vintage racer. Currently has Koni shocks and an unidentified competion front spring with stock spacer. Rear suspension is lever shocks and l; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00106.html (7,271 bytes)
2. Re: [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1): Author: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>; Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:17:32 -0700; Another way to lower the front end without changing the spring rate is to make a spacer to go between the lower arm and the spring pan. You can also reverse the lower arms. Both these changes will gi; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00108.html (8,309 bytes)
3. Re: [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1): Author: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>; Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:27:22 -0500; At the rear, don't do the longer shackle routine. That causes some weirdness in the rear end geometry. The car will take two distinct arcs through the corner. Put spacers between the axle and the lea; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00109.html (8,164 bytes)
4. Re: [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1): Author: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>; Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:56:58 -0500; I took my leaf springs to a shop that works on heavy duty truck (think large dump trucks) springs. They de-arched mine for $20 / side. That reduced the ride height 2". hth jim -- Jim Hassall Blacksbu; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00112.html (8,931 bytes)
5. Re: [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1): Author: "Stutzman" <stutzman@adelphia.net>; Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:12:47 -0400; lower the rear with lowering blocks and TR4A U bolts. _______________________________________________ Fot mailing list Fot@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/fot; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00125.html (8,372 bytes)
6. Re: [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1): Author: WEmery7451@aol.com; Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:37:00 EDT; << Put spacers between the axle and the leaf springs and install longer U-bolts instead. >> Back in the days when employees could get away with more government jobs, I had one-inch spacers and two-in; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00128.html (8,101 bytes)
7. [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1): Author: "Gary" <vintage.racer@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:37:47 -0700; Thanks to one and all for your suggestions on lowering the ride height on my racin TR4. I removed the spring spacer and reversed the lower A-arms on one side of the car and that dropped it down to a; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00137.html (7,617 bytes)
8. Re: [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1): Author: "Greg Solow" <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:16:45 -0700; With a spacer in place, it may be necessary to install "traction bars" on the rear axle to prevent "spring windup" under hard braking. You might be better off to have the arch of the springs adjuste; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00143.html (9,086 bytes)
9. Re: [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1): Author: "Mark Eginton" <mee23@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:58:56 -0400; THis can be very true, you will notice it when you late break hard in a corner as you transition to the throttle the rear spring rate changes and that can suck sometimes. I noticed it most in Autocro; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00146.html (9,811 bytes)
10. Re: [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1): Author: "Charly Mitchel" <charly@mitchelplumbing.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:04:15 -0800; Gary, I had lowered my MGB years ago using blocks and felt the handling went terrible. I went to my local spring shop and talked to him about rearching(or dearching) the rear springs and he recalled; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00149.html (10,849 bytes)
11. Re: [Fot] TR4 Suspension (score: 1): Author: Fubog1@aol.com; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:45:51 EDT; A spacer between the spring and the axle gives the axle I agree with all that lowering blocks are not always the way to go, de-arching is the proper fix. Another point to consider is that (with lower; /html/fot/2007-03/msg00150.html (8,092 bytes)

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