Chris, et Listers,
If your Tiger doesn't feel solid as a rock at 70mph, then I can't believe
it has anything to do with an air dam, or lack thereof. Loose suspension
components like ball joints, tie rod ends, etc. could be a problem. Soft
springs and/or shocks could the problem as well. Check the alignment;
toe-in, caster and camber. And, of course, a good set of well balanced
tires is essential. With my SHO, the original shocks were too soft, which
gave me what I might describe as a "floating" sensation at speeds over
70mph. Replaced them with Tokico struts and this solved the problem. Your
problem could be this simple too, or the accumulation of a lot of little
problems such as I have mentioned. I would go through all of these points
systematically before bolting on any quick-fix cure.
TTFN,
Bob
At 09:45 AM 5/13/99 -0400, Chris.S.Mottram@ecc.com wrote:
>
>Chris S. Mottram@ECCI
>05/13/99 09:45 AM
>
>My Tiger "floats" at 70mph. Did you see any improvement at lower speeds?
>Was is very noticeable? I see lots of new cars with various black plastic
>airdams underneath that I don't think would look too bad under a Sunbeam.
>Has anyone found a nice looking airdam in a junkyard that is a reasonable
>fit? I don't ever want to see 130 mph on my speedo unless I push the
>needle there with my finger :-)
>
>Chris
>
>
Robert L. Palmer
Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
rpalmer@cts.com
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