[6pack] Lowering ride height of late model TR 6

[Sally or Dick Taylor]

Mike---There are shade tree ways to lower the ride height, but first is should be known that in the rear, the suspension travel is sort of short, as is. If one was to keep the softer spring rate and shorten it, the suspension would easily bottom out, and we don't want that.
 Yes, alterations could be made to the bump stop and bump rubber, to get some of this movement back.

Nor do we want the front to run out of spring, for handling reasons. It is said that the lower control arms can be turned upsidedown, which lowers the spring perch, thus lowering the car. Haven't gone this route myself, but it looks do-able. This method should allow the use of stock springs, while lowering the front of the  car, maybe an inch?

Stiffer, shorter springs are the better way to go here. If one insists on "shortening" the stock springs, it could also be done with the springs in place, with a torch. Place blocks of something under the car frame at the corners, at the height you want the car to be lowered to, plus an inch. As the spring(s) sag with torch heat, the blocks will stop its decent. When things cool, remove the blocks. If still too high, repeat with lower blocks.   This is what we did as kids, with our coil sprung front ends!

Dick


-----Original Message-----
From: michael lunsford
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 3:05 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Lowering ride height of late model TR 6

Listers,
 
Dave Friedlander and I have been discussing off net how to get his late model
6 to sit as low as the earlier 6.  Obviously the shorter stiffer or "uprated"
springs will probably accomplish this but Dave wants to keep the softer ride
he has with the stock setup.  It seems like we discussed how the height of the
late model sixes was raised to meet the change in the bumper height
regulations that began in 73 or 74.  Except for shorter springs that don't
seem to be available in the stock spring rate and Goodparts adjustable
trailing arm brackets (which don't address the ride height in front) I am out
of ideas.  Does anyone out there have any ideas?
 
Mike Lunsford, Early TR 6 so I haven't had to deal with this problem.
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