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john mc nulty · Postby **john mc nulty** » 22 Dec 2008 10:24

TR7 FRONT SUSPENSION TRIUMPH ROVER SPARES HAVE A NEW SET UP FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION SORRY CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE LINK LOOK ON THERE SITE UNDER TR7/8

nadg63 · Postby **nadg63** » 22 Dec 2008 10:45

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by john mc nulty

TR7 FRONT SUSPENSION TRIUMPH ROVER SPARES HAVE A NEW SET UP FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION SORRY CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE LINK LOOK ON THERE SITE UNDER TR7/8
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Here you go!

Saw this set-up and would definately like to have it on my car - but that will have to wait for the budget appraisal - probably go on the 'to do in the future' list!? (will be a BIG list I reckon ............ )

Wayne S · Postby **Wayne S** » 22 Dec 2008 14:04

That's more or less a straight copy albeit a little more modern of Grinnalls front wishbone conversion set up that the Ramestein cars had.

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Marko · Postby **Marko** » 22 Dec 2008 18:20

hmm that looks nice...but.....

why to use spherical bearing on a road car?
you'll knock all of your kidney stones away

+ spherical joints are expensive compared to rubber or poly bushes

nadg63 · Postby **nadg63** » 22 Dec 2008 19:06

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Marko

hmm that looks nice...but.....

why to use spherical bearing on a road car?
you'll knock all of your kidney stones away

+ spherical joints are expensive compared to rubber or poly bushes

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Do not think it is really aimed at the road car market - more the competition stuff!

Sondar · Postby **Sondar** » 23 Dec 2008 03:12

There's also the TR7 race front suspension that's listed on the site. That one's "only" $1,950 and looks like a broadly similar concept. Wonder what makes it worth twice the amount...

Sondar

jclay (RIP 2018) · Postby **jclay (RIP 2018)** » 23 Dec 2008 03:59

The sway bar is different.

Sondar · Postby **Sondar** » 23 Dec 2008 04:29

Have to be a whole lot different for double the price...

Anybody have any thoughts on the relative benefits of the two?

Sondar

Beans · Postby **Beans** » 23 Dec 2008 17:04

I'd say the piccies show the race suspension as the orientation of the spherical joints at the front of the tension struts won't allow for much suspension travel.

Edit - just back from a visit to a friend who's building a Rally Escort Mk2, so could try it out. With the bolt for the spherical joints vertically there should be a total suspension travel of between 100-150mm (depending on strut length). Enough for a circuit or tarmac racer. But unsuitable for most of the tarmac/gravel tracks we have over here. So I would locate them with the mounting bolt horizontal (call it personal preference [:I])

Very nice set up nevertheless [8D]

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1981 TR7 DHC (not very well known yet, but back on the road)
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Underdog · Postby **Underdog** » 27 Dec 2008 12:30

Good to see I'm not the only one that thinks the swaybar locating system of the OE suspension is a weak point. Just wish I had a bucket of cash to buy that setup.[:(]

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Sondar · Postby **Sondar** » 27 Dec 2008 19:09

Yeah, I've been hoping to find an alternative front suspension set-up & I had been aiming to get the $1,950 version.

Thing is though, mine's not a race car & never will be - are either of these options really practical for a road car if they result in limited suspenison travel or a very hard ride?

Sondar

Workshop Help · Postby **Workshop Help** » 27 Dec 2008 20:33

In our opinion, for every day business operations traversing a wide range of traffic, geography, and acceleration/braking conditions, the stock suspension is more than adequate for providing excellent control and comfort.

That said, if your money is burning a hole in your purse, buy this reinvention of the round wheel and tell us all about it.

Mildred Hargis

Beans · Postby **Beans** » 27 Dec 2008 21:19

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Mildred

...the stock suspension is more than adequate for providing excellent control and comfort... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
This side of the pond it isn't [:p]
But we probably have more challenging roads then there are over in the US of A [:D]

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1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)
1981 TR7 DHC (not very well known yet, but back on the road)
Also a 1980 TR7 DHC, 1980 TR7 DHC FI, 1981 TR7 FHC
http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/</center>

tr8coupe · Postby **tr8coupe** » 27 Dec 2008 22:07

[:D]very nice i bellieve demon tweeks some years ago had something similar to those at around 300 pounds
[:D]they can be made quite easy doh[:D]

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Beans · Postby **Beans** » 27 Dec 2008 22:13

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by tr8coupe

...they can be made quite easy doh...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Agree ... [:)]

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1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)
1981 TR7 DHC (not very well known yet, but back on the road)
Also a 1980 TR7 DHC, 1980 TR7 DHC FI, 1981 TR7 FHC
http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/</center>

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