Suspension question

[mikesp]

Has anyone here experimented with a slightly softer spring and damper combination on their Wedge with any success. It might just be that mine have seen better days, but a bit less crash-bang over bumps would be welcome. As I don't use the Wedge that hard all the time and the roads where I live are awful seems like an idea. Any comments appreciated.

TIA
Mike

[Henry Harris]

The company that rebuilt my 450SE had pondered hard and long about the suspension. At least it works properly now using fully adjustable dampers and fairly hard springs with the rear tie-rods in a horizontal plane when the car is stationary. Outstanding is to move the tie-rods inbound to make them traingular with the rest of the suspension thus minimising torsional stress.

More explanantion and free tours should be available at BBWF, or drop me a mail for any more queries.

Edited by Henry Harris on Tuesday 6th July 16:57

[350zwelgje]

Could be you have uprated springs at the front, but probably difficult to find out. I have uprated ones on a standard 350i and it doesn't crash...., so wouldn't assume it be an issue.

Second possibility: the shock absorbers. If these are adjustable, it could be they are set to the maximum/hard setting, and selecting a softer setting could do the trick. Have adjustable gaz shocks all around, and after installation first selected the middle position. I then had to move to harder front and softer rear to get a good compromise for fast road and track use.

In general wedges 'shudder' over bad surfaces, I don't like cobble stone roads as it feels as the wedge will come apart. Other rough surfaces and the occasional pothole isn't too bad. Motorway cruising is very comfortable and that was my biggest surprise when driving home after buying it. And it seems the wedges are among the most comfortable of all TVR models!

Rob

[adam quantrill]

Same here - hard at the front, softer at the rear (waits for comment from Wyn or the Rev).

[mikesp]

Thanks for the suggestions. I would have to say that I don't have many issues with the front. It's the rear that seems to suffer the most. I'll check the settings on the shocks (if they're adjustable)

[pault0007]

Hi mine was feeling really poor on any uneven surface untill i changed the rear external universal joints and hey presto what a transformation, the car has regained impeccable road manners and the smiles are back to the extent that i dont want to put it back in the garage.

Evidently wedges are really heavy on UJ wear on the drive shafts seems reasonable when you considder the UJ's form part of the suspension.

A good way to detect play is to jack the front end up and see if the wheel starts to tilt or jack up the rear and rotate the wheel while rocking along a verticle axes.

Just a suggestion transformed mine.

Regards Pault0007