RE: Triumph Dolomite Sprint: Spotted
Discussion
s m said:
What was the suspension set up on it? Looks low at front in that pic?
On Gaz coilovers with Rimmers lowering springs, there was loads more adjustment left! Front was perfect IMO but I was always frustrated I couldn't get the rear lower, no way was I rolling arches on a car like that. It was little low for b-road driving actually as the front subframe hit the tarmac quite often.neutral 3 said:
s m said:
Yeah, maybe.....I was thinking of this ad in particular I suppose 
I remember the old 323i as being barely quicker but it was a fair bit heavier
A 78 on BMW 323i was Way faster than a Dolly Sprint ( and faster than the 3 X Capri 3 Litre S, that I owned. I remember the old 323i as being barely quicker but it was a fair bit heavier
lb3nson said:
On Gaz coilovers with Rimmers lowering springs, there was loads more adjustment left! Front was perfect IMO but I was always frustrated I couldn't get the rear lower, no way was I rolling arches on a car like that. It was little low for b-road driving actually as the front subframe hit the tarmac quite often.
I used to run my Sprint lower at the back (probably by 1.5" from that pic and memory) using BL special tuning springs and SPAX gas dampers (long time ago) and slightly higher at the front (SPAX ST Springs) with BL ST lower arms/tweaked subframe to optimise camber, remove rubber bushing . It also had a short ST LSD diff that was fairly tight so needed a scruff of the neck approach to avoid intitial turn in understeer that a tight LSD could induce, Its an old memory but I do recall keeping a 205GTi honest and it was only the red hot front disks and the resultant burning front pads Mintex M171s if I recall correctly (yes they could catch fire if pressing on) that held its pace back a tad. TooMany2cvs said:
But that apart, when was the last time a British-owned car manufacturer developed and launched a globally-successful vehicle, let alone a truly innovative one?
The Dolomite wasn't globally successful, nor intended to be so, but still 420,000 Toledo and Dolomite were produced in an era with magnitudes less sales volume.So why would any modern British car have to achieve global fame?
Edited by FA57REN on Thursday 20th August 22:15
Limpet said:
neutral 3 said:
A 78 on BMW 323i was Way faster than a Dolly Sprint
3 mph higher top speed, but 3 tenths slower to 60. Are you sure?Yes, the 323i had about 10-12% more power than the Sprint.....but nearly 20% more weight
Like most things so close on performance it always cane down to one crucial part
I have a TR7, & a tuned 4.6L TR8, so am a bit of a Triumph tragic. I came very close to buying a really nice Dolly Sprint for my wife. She had admired them, but then thought any & every problem, even a flat tyre would be somehow my fault, so refrained. I really like the Sprint, but have a Honda S2000 as my modern, & really can't afford a 4Th car.
I do get to ride in, & occasionally drive a mates Sprint. He has 3 of them, one fully restored, one in OK condition, & one under restoration. We alternate in providing transport to Triumph club meetings, & often swap cars on club runs, so I do get to scratch my Dolly itch ocasionally.
I do get to ride in, & occasionally drive a mates Sprint. He has 3 of them, one fully restored, one in OK condition, & one under restoration. We alternate in providing transport to Triumph club meetings, & often swap cars on club runs, so I do get to scratch my Dolly itch ocasionally.
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