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Re: [TR] Stag Rear End Squat

To: Lee&John Howard <leejohn7@gmail.com>, triumph list list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Stag Rear End Squat
From: john Mitchell <jmitch@snet.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:23:18 -0500
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I've had the same problem with the Stag list.    John

On 3/9/2016 5:43 PM, Lee&John Howard wrote:
> Well, the Stag motor purrs, drove to the end of driveway and back (!) 
> and all seems well.
> BUT the rear end sags something awful, showing a reverse camber of a 
> full inch. Are the springs too short? Remember I bought this project 
> "in boxes" and all suspension parts were new. I don't remember it 
> being this bad when I trailered it to the paint shop, but that doesn't 
> mean much.
>
> Despite the squat, the car sits pretty level, only about 1/2 inch 
> lower at the rear measuring from the rocker chrome.
>
> Could the DPO have simply bought the incorrect spring? Or is it 
> something else?
>
> Many thanks
>
> John Howard
>
> Oh  - and cannot connect to the Stag list. Is something up (or down) 
> there?
>
>
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    I've had the same problem with the Stag list.    John<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/9/2016 5:43 PM, Lee&amp;John
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                  <div>Well, the Stag motor purrs, drove to the end of
                    driveway and back (!) and all seems well.<br>
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                  BUT the rear end sags something awful, showing a
                  reverse camber of a full inch. Are the springs too
                  short? Remember I bought this project "in boxes" and
                  all suspension parts were new. I don't remember it
                  being this bad when I trailered it to the paint shop,
                  but that doesn't mean much. <br>
                  <br>
                </div>
                Despite the squat, the car sits pretty level, only about
                1/2 inch lower at the rear measuring from the rocker
                chrome.<br>
                <br>
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              Could the DPO have simply bought the incorrect spring? Or
              is it something else?<br>
              <br>
            </div>
            Many thanks<br>
            <br>
          </div>
          John Howard<br>
          <br>
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        Oh  - and cannot connect to the Stag list. Is something up (or
        down) there?<br>
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