Bruce
I tried a couple different springs on my Tiger, I don't remember the
make or spring rate, and I did not like the stiffer ride they gave. I went
back to the original springs that came on the car and I put a thinner rubber
donut on the top of the spring. I have been happy with the ride ever since,
that's over 20 years. This is one of those personal things; what is
comfortable for you deals and still enjoy the ride.
Any tire rub should be investigated thoroughly to determine the root
cause; wrong parts, wrong tire size, or whatever.
Ron Fraser
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From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bruce
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 5:38 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Springs options
Sorry to open Pandoras box on suspension, but here I go.
I am having some work done to my Tiger, one of the things my mechanic is
doing is replacing all of the 40 year old rubber in the suspension.
We are going to replace the springs, however when searching the Tigers
United site I come up with too much differing info.
What I know:
The original spring was around 190#in to 215#in
BV ( I hate them too) is 250#in
Dale is 450 or 650
I am waiting for Kurt to call me back on his.
My Tiger is a 65 with a warmed up 260, steel 289 heads, so there is some
weight up front. I wont be racing it, just sporty/street driving. I am
worried about getting too stiff a spring and sacrificing ride, however I rub
my tire occasionally on the drivers side on bumps (weight loss for me would
help that too). We will be examining the Konis as well.
My mechanic is worried that 450 will be too stiff, he would like to be
somewhere around 300#, possibly in an Eibach. If someone has played with
other spring options, let us hear your story.
Thanks for your replies,
Bruce
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