[TR] Sway bar mounting on a small mouth TR3

[John Reed]

Thanks for the pictures Paul.  And to Randall for the tip.  I'm sure once I
get under the car with the sway bar I'll be able to decide which of these two
ways to go -- either angle brackets extending forward from the radiator mounts
or brackets bolted to the bumper mounts.

> From: paulwillou at socal.rr.com
> To: tr3driver at ca.rr.com; triumphs at autox.team.net; jr468 at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [TR] Sway bar mounting on a small mouth TR3
> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:41:21 -0800
>
> I used the addco sway bar on my 56 TR3. I made custom center brackets out
> of some angle iron and bolted them under the radiator mounting bolts.
>
> paulw
> Torrance, CA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randall" tr3driver at ca.rr.com

> > BTW, I don't believe the issue with the early bumper mounts is
necessarily
> > strength, as much as they simply don't offer any place to put the bar
> > mounts. If you were inclined that way, I suspect you could even make
> > brackets that would clamp to the early bumper mounts and in turn provide
a
> > flat place for the sway bar mounts. The forces involved aren't very
> > large.
> >
> > Randall