Hi Paul,
Thanks for the suggestion. I had considered raising the rear, but thought it might degrade the handling of the car.
It would definitely help with exhaust clearance though!
I\u2019ll probably end up putting height adjustable shocks all around and find the best setting (whether it be lowering the front or raising the back).
I haven\u2019t asked Rory about the bump-steer upgrade due to its expense, but might consider it more if I hear more about it.
Regarding the Triumph parts:
Yep, mine has the Triumph front suspension, steering, and brakes like most GTs. Mine differs in that it has the 14 inch alloy Mantula style wheels which supposedly required a custom hub. Rory says that the hub was specially built for those wheels, but I\u2019m not sure what\u2019s different.
Have a lop-sided car?? Well, provided the frame isn\u2019t twisted or bent (let\u2019s hope that isn\u2019t the case!), it is probably due to sagging springs on the driver\u2019s side. Since that side was probably used more, the springs may have gotten much more wear. I have seen this on some older (60s) domestic cars and the remedy is to replace the tired spring(s). Or, if you have adjustable shocks\u2026.
Anyone else have any suggestions???
Jeff Caraway
#8052 1984 V6 GT
>Jeff,
>Good question(is the nose too
high?) but lets think "out of the box"
>on this one---Don't lower the front, RAISE the rear :-)
>Remember in the 70's the way people jacked up their cars
rear ends,
>just do the
same with yours and no one will say the front is too
>high :-)
>Of course we'll kick you out of the Maniacs, but thats another
>story...
>BTW Keep me posted on the active suspension upgrade if you
do it,
>also have
you asked Rory about the bump-steer upgrade as well?
>I'm going to a tech session with the local Triumph club this
Sat AM,
>do you have
any ? you want me to ask them for you---you do have
the
>Triumph front suspension/brakes/steering don't you?
Paul
#8083 1984 V6 GT (I wonder if there were 31 cars
between ours?)
PS---I measured my car and the front is ~
1/4" lower than the rear
(from ground to sill by front/back wheel)BUT the
drivers side is 1/2"
lower than the passenger side----any Ideas fellow
Maniacs????
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Spalding, Stephen (US - San Francisco)
> [mailto:sspalding@d...]
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 12:52 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Nose in the
air... snobbish car???
>
> Jeff
> I've been keeping up
on all the email with regards to your
question.
> Several years ago, I replaced my shocks with
adjustable Spaxs. We
> tested the car in hard low speed turns and at
speed 100+. The
general
> feeling was that tire grip (in the low speed
turns) was actually
better
> with the adjustment set at the mid point on
the shocks and the car
was
> much better at speed with a 3/4"
drop (as measured from the flat
glass
> bar between the wheels). This slight
nose down in position seem to
make
> the car much more solid at speed, so after
several adjustments and
some
> fun speed runs that is were we left it.
My car is one of the eleven
> build with the BL TR6 engine, so the weight
is different than your
car
> and tires, wheels, front air dams, frame type
and other suspension
parts
> can make huge differences on the GT's,
because after all the are
very
> light (by road car standards). I
suggest road testing, there is
just
> too much differences in these cars for any
fixed formula.
> Good Luck, and keep
us posted!
> Stephen Spalding
> 5916t
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Caraway
[mailto:DovenWolf@c...]
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 1:44 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Nose in the air...
snobbish car???
> Hi All,
> I have what seems a silly question, but after
having other people
see my
> car finally, one comment keeps popping up.
> "Is the nose supposed to be that
high"?
> Now, I think I read somewhere that a Marcos
GT is supposed to have a
> somewhat high nose, but it does seem rather
high up to me. And this
from
> an outside perspective, not sunk in behind
the wheel. Look at the
> pictures in the group photo section to see
what I am talking about.
> Does anyone else's car have the same
characteristics? I think I saw
a
> yellow car in the pictures of the California
Marcos gathering that
> looked as if it did the same thing.
> Could it be a spring thing since mine came
over as a kit? Maybe
mine was
> actually sprung for a heavier engine or
something\u2026.
> Anyone???.....
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff Caraway
> #8052 1984 V6 GT
>
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