I also went with the one piece version sold by VIC BRIT and konie shocks and
found the other day that I had cracked the mounts of the original lever shocks
at the frame and had to have the welding shop repair with some added guessets
to strengthen it up. works good now.
Mark Johnson
72 tr6
73 mini
xTimothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com> wrote:
>A minor correction, the "good" shock conversion kit (mounts to the
>chassis rather than body) is actually sold by Vic Brit (and a few
>others), the "bad" one (mounts to the body) is sold by Moss.
>
>I went with Spax tubes at every corner, and bought a "good" rear
>conversion kit from NAR Inc (www.narinc.com).
>
>Tim Holbrook
>1971 TR6
>
>
>--- "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com> wrote:
>> From: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
>> To: "'CWVAUGHAN@cs.com'" <CWVAUGHAN@cs.com>,
>> "Triumph Six-Pack (E-mail)"
>> <6pack@autox.team.net>
>> Subject: RE: Rear and front shocks for '72 TR6
>> Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 11:17:51 -0500
>> Reply-to: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
>>
>> I had a 69 TR6 and did the following:
>>
>> --replaced mounting brackets for rear trailing arms with later
>> versions to
>> improve anti-squat.
>>
>> --installed new rear Armstrong shocks and new front tube shocks
>> (Roadster
>> Factory).
>>
>> --installed sports springs all around (Roadster Factory).
>>
>> --installed all new rubber bushings (stock) front and rear.
>>
>> the result, IMHO, was a pretty nice riding, nice handling car.
>>
>> it's since been suggested that if you're going to install sports
>> springs, to
>> get the rear Armstrongs revalved with higher-resistance bushings to
>> control
>> the springs better. but I thought new shocks worked just fine.
>>
>> I happen to be one of these stock as a rock guys, so I frown on rear
>> shock
>> replacements. But if you do, everyone says to get the good kit (Moss)
>> that
>> mounts to the frame, not the bad kit (Vic British) that mounts to
>> body sheet
>> metal. and apparently you have to be careful about tire width in the
>> rear.
>>
>> generally speaking, especially in older cars, the "better" the
>> handling, the
>> harder the ride.
>>
>> Graham
>>
>> 63 Austin Healey 3000 BJ7
>> 72 Triumph TR6
>> 87 Jaguar XJ6 (new!)
>> 87 Mazda RX7
>> 89 Isuzu Trooper (tow vehicle)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CWVAUGHAN@cs.com [mailto:CWVAUGHAN@cs.com]
>> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 10:55 PM
>> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Rear and front shocks for '72 TR6
>>
>>
>> Hey!
>>
>> I need some help in determining what to do with my shock
>> situation..do I do
>> a
>> conversion kit on the rear for future sanity ( which kit) and what do
>> I do
>> for replacing the original front shocks.......They are all original
>> and I do
>>
>> not want to start wearing a kidney belt.
>>
>> All opinions and experiences are deeply welcomed.
>>
>> charlie vaughan
>>
>> '72 TR6
>> Connecticut
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