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Sagging convertible bumpers

Postby supercass » 08 Aug 2012 14:01

Anyone managed to straighten up sagging convertible bumpers without losing the benefit of the harmonic weights? supercass

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Postby whitenviro » 08 Aug 2012 14:41

Jclay did a write-up on this, bolting through the rubber mounts to pull them back to straight. I had to play with the bumper fit quite a bit after body work last year; there is a lot of room for adjustment once you loosen everything up under there. I added a couple metal spacers under the bottom edge of the mounting plate and it made a big difference.

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Postby Hasbeen » 09 Aug 2012 01:56

We took the weights out of the 8s bumper a couple of years ago.

It made absolutely no difference to the scuttle shake, or the sagging either.

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Postby Terry B » 09 Aug 2012 04:13

I am using a coupe bumper on my TR8 and have notice no difference except my bumper does not droop.



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Postby jclay (RIP 2018) » 09 Aug 2012 13:03

http://www.triumphtechnical.me/triumphtechnical/Droopy_Bumpers.html

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