RE: Re: RE: Anybody know any history?

[Richard Brake <richard.brake@domain.elided>]

Earlier Triumph 2000/2.5's had the plain strut, the cut was added I
believe because of clearances with the wider higher Stag wheel/tyre.
Presumably the later 2000/2.5s got it in commonisation with the Stag and
then the 2500S needed it as it got the Stag 14" Steel wheels. 

IMHO

Richard  Brake
richard.brake@domain.elided

	>  --------------
	> Interested in the reference to modified front struts.  What
was changed?
	> 
	> My 1977 Stag has two slightly different struts. Is it possible
that one
	has 
	> been replaced with a strut off a pre Feb 71 car at some point.
	> 
	> The difference between my two is that the LHS one has a cut
out on the
	lower 
	> spring pan corresponding to a chamferred edge on the lower
mounting
	rubber 
	> whereas the RHS one does not.
	> 
	> Andrew Wood