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Re: TR6 cornering

To: "Dr. Robert Carley" <rcarley@uoguelph.ca>
Subject: Re: TR6 cornering
From: Irwin Armstrong <armstrong@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 15:24:38 +0100
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <35A4CB34.6C276F42@uoguelph.ca>
Thats why I drive a TR6 -  my modern car( also rear wheel drive) will allow
you to do anything without a reaction but not the TR6 - brake before and
accelerate in the corner and it keeps the oversteer under control.

Dr. Robert Carley wrote:

> One characteristic of the TR6 that I don't like is the way the rear end
> of the car will shift while cornering, if you lift your foot off the gas
> pedal (such as to upshift).
>
> I have poly/nylon bushings, all rebuilt suspension front and rear, and
> Minilite wheels on the car.
>
> Is there anything else that can be done to correct this problem?  Would
> a rear sway bar help?
>
> Robert Carley
> 73 TR6.




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