Has my Chim got upgraded Suspension???

[MattRSV]

I'm new to this site and have just purchased a 96 5.0 Chim. It is FANTASTIC and makes my last car (Porsche Boxster S) feel like my first car - Skoda Rapid.

After a week of spending all my spare time driving it tonight I went through all the paperwork I got with the car. Than handbook states that it has 'Sportrak' suspension.

Is this a factory upgrade, or standard and if it is upgraded what is the difference and is it any good?

I am sure this will be the first of many posts as I get to learn and want to improve the car. I'll certainly be interested to see how people get on with driving courses as I NEED to learn how hard I can drive the beast.

So, thanks in advance for your help and as a slight aside, are there any active TVR clubs around the Winchester area?

[drum4it2]

MattRSV said:

I'm new to this site and have just purchased a 96 5.0 Chim. It is FANTASTIC and makes my last car (Porsche Boxster S) feel like my first car - Skoda Rapid. After a week of spending all my spare time driving it tonight I went through all the paperwork I got with the car. Than handbook states that it has 'Sportrak' suspension. Is this a factory upgrade, or standard and if it is upgraded what is the difference and is it any good? I am sure this will be the first of many posts as I get to learn and want to improve the car. I'll certainly be interested to see how people get on with driving courses as I NEED to learn how hard I can drive the beast. So, thanks in advance for your help and as a slight aside, are there any active TVR clubs around the Winchester area?

Hi there, welcome from another new boy... got my 95 4.0 last Saturday! I too have thought about the driving courses - have you joined the TVRCC, their magazine is cool 'Sprint'

take care in the wet!

[.Mark]

Welcome Matt, can't help with the suspension, but you will find loads of activities going on aound here.
Basingstoke probably has the most people around, but there are a few TVR's in Southampton/Romsey/Fareham area, I'm on Hayling Island and the Dorset lot are pretty active too.
Take a look in the Events section at a thread call Pie on The Beach II Don (Basingstoke) andI are arranging a reapeat of last years run for a picnic at Hayling, would be great to see you.

[MattRSV]

Ahhh,

Just re-read the handbook and it actually states "Sportpack" suspension. Should have remembered my memory is so bad! Any ideas what this is?

Cheers,

Matt

[shpub]

Could be uprated shocks/springs/anti-roll bars or any combination. Maybe.

[Bassfiend]

Well hopefully get a few more weeks behind us and there *SHOULD* be a Chimp appearing in Kings Worthy.

Phil

[mhowe7]

Again, can't offer help with the suspension question but as far as clubs go there are a fair few of us around in the Soton/Winchester/Fareham area.
The TVRCC Hants meet is this Thurs evening (all details on the hants website).
If you are free, a few of us are planning to meet in Bishops Waltham at 7pm and convey up to the Hen & Chicken on the A31. Come join us.

Cheers
Mark.