can't give you a definitive answer, but the original springs had a
stripe of color on the fronts and rears. a fellow at trf helped me identify
which was which and actually has a reference indicating what color the
factory used. and when i say "stripe", the term is used loosely, as it looks
more like a dab of paint that ran along the top coil or so.
grey was on the rears and green on the fronts. the new ones i received
from bpnw did not have any color at all and are 25% stiffer and about 1/2"
shorter, both front and back. just wanted to add to the confusion.....
Tom Di Iulio
1976 TR6 (chassis back on wheels!)
Denver, Co.
-----Original Message-----
From: Cregg Cowan <cowan@erg.sri.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Cc: cowan@erg.sri.com <cowan@erg.sri.com>
Date: Monday, October 11, 1999 11:07 AM
Subject: TR6 front coil spring colors
>
>Fellow Sufferers,
>
>I'm replacing the front springs on my daily driver TR6 (as the next step
>towards correcting a noticeable sag on the driver's side).
>
>I ordered stock springs from Moss. The old springs have a green spot and
>about 5 coils. However, the new ones I received have blue and green paint
>spots, about 8 coils and seem much stiffer. I couldn't find a spring color
>chart on VTR's site. Can anyone identify these springs?
>
>I'm running SPAX front shocks, set all the way soft (and they're still too
>hard!), stock rear springs and HD lever shocks. With the old setup, I
>quickly learned every new bump or pot hole on my regular routes because the
>ride is so rough). It seems likely that the new springs will make this even
>worse. OTOH, maybe the new springs will be a better match for the SPAX
>shocks, at some yet-to-be-determined setting. Please advise. (BTW, does
>someone's site describe suspension options for 6's?)
>
>I will definitely call Moss, but I wanted to get your collective wisdom as
>well.
>
>TIA,
>Cregg Cowan
>71 TR6 CC63192L
>Mountain View, California, USA
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