Tam very 'crashy' after Nitrons fitted!
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Dash pod died after I left the garage (next time it was started up) ... waiting for Paul Smith to fix it, for a second time after I fried the dash ecu by connecting the battery with ign on... Its one of those very testing tvr owning times at the moment...
Hopefully it will come back with a silver lining, in the form of decent ride quality at low speed. The nitrons do work very good at speed, but you cannae drive everywhere like that just to smooth the bumps!
Hopefully it will come back with a silver lining, in the form of decent ride quality at low speed. The nitrons do work very good at speed, but you cannae drive everywhere like that just to smooth the bumps!
Rib said:
So what we thinking is best for fast road/track? Drove a sag today and easy amazed how scittish the back end was on the standard suspension so thinking my tam is probably going to need some fettling!
I think after 13 pages of this thread (and many similar ones), it's fair to conclude that there is neither a "best" nor, indeed a "standard". There are so many permutations and equally many practitioners of the art of suspension tuning. If you're getting a new car, congratulations. Enjoy, show it respect and build up an understanding of its ride and handling. It may or may not need any work to meet your hopes for it.MrChips said:
Chris if you're ever down near Berkshire then you're welcome to come out in my Tuscan. It's running 375front/300rear springs, and specifically road based valving was put in when I ordered them direct from nitron.
I'm really pleased with them, and actually with the damper adjustment set anywhere less than 10from soft, they actually ride softer than the original bilsteins.
I have been out in other tvr's with the standard Nitrons and also found them to be a little harsh (not overly so, but definitely felt very fast road/track biased), but I'm now really happy with my new set up.
What are the standard spring rates on a Tuscan and Tuscan S? Any change between mk1 and mk2 spring rates?I'm really pleased with them, and actually with the damper adjustment set anywhere less than 10from soft, they actually ride softer than the original bilsteins.
I have been out in other tvr's with the standard Nitrons and also found them to be a little harsh (not overly so, but definitely felt very fast road/track biased), but I'm now really happy with my new set up.
Rib said:
Sounds like a plan, I could feel on a few roundabouts the rear starting to feel loose way before I would have expected it to! Look forward to getting it to curboigh though and setting a base time for a standard car then seeing just how much each 'improvement' each mod makes
you can pop over and try my tyres and rims too. they make a big difference. Rib said:
So what we thinking is best for fast road/track? Drove a sag today and easy amazed how scittish the back end was on the standard suspension so thinking my tam is probably going to need some fettling!
If all is functioning as it should, a sag should not feel skittish at the rear.Could have been pressures maybe, not my car, but it's a well cared for example, and the guy also takes part in the sprint champs too so would have thought he'd check pressures?
Anyway heard back from Martin, all seems good with the car, he has said though one of the front shock seals isn't the best so this is a job I need to be looking at sooner rather than later. Shame he's just waiting on a small exhaust mount to be delivered so won't have it this weekend
Anyway heard back from Martin, all seems good with the car, he has said though one of the front shock seals isn't the best so this is a job I need to be looking at sooner rather than later. Shame he's just waiting on a small exhaust mount to be delivered so won't have it this weekend
phazed said:
portzi said:
sorry to raise this point, but theres a very enlightening thread on the car club site on the chim forum about shocking shock obsorbers worth a look and cringe
Tell me more, (as a non member).Edited by portzi on Monday 22 September 22:57
portzi said:
but it involves an MOT fail on possibly 2 Chimaera's, with the same cracking of the shock obsorber mounts.
The post references a fail on bushes and the crack was only noticed post MOT and was found on both sides, not during the MOT. The message being that the crack isn't easily visible, so check carefully.Edited by portzi on Monday 22 September 22:57
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