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I just wondered if it is normal for a TR6 to hit the lowest part of the tailpipe when going over a 1-2" abutment edge on the end of my driveway. I can back out ok, but when i come straight in from a run, the tailpipe scrapes unless i angle the car into the driveway diagonally from the road. Better put: on a level surface how far is the lowest end of the tailpipe curvature from the ground? I'm just wondering if my springs are weak(sagging), or if I need new rear shocks. Once out on the road, the car seems to handle real well, and take most of the jolts with relative ease.
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Steven,
If your springs were sagging, the upper 1/2 of your rear wheels would cant inward. Your shocks won't affect your ride height. Stock TR6 tail pipe(s) are low and oft will drag on a large bump or curb. Mine are dual Falcons and are REALLY low to the ground. I never can take a bump head on, even on a slow roll. Nature of the beast!

Bill
 
Steven,
If your springs were sagging, the upper 1/2 of your rear wheels would cant inward. Your shocks won't affect your ride height. Stock TR6 tail pipe(s) are low and oft will drag on a large bump or curb. Mine are dual Falcons and are REALLY
 
Thanks Dr. Bill.....I won't bother worrying about dragging my pipes, at least unless my muffler comes off. I should have known TR6's are low to the ground when i accidentally ran over a truck retread on the freeway, and it ripped off the straight pipes on my exhaust!!!!!
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Hi Steven, just a quick suggestion! The car should have the same ride height front and back, and side to side, though a small variation, say up to 1/2 inch is ok.
Take a tape measure and, on flat ground, of course, measure from the ground to the seam of the sill just behind the front wheel, then again ahead of the rear wheel, both sides. All 4 measurements should be very close. (Can't tell you what they should be, but I'm sure someone with a TR6 with fresh springs will give us that info.
Simon.
 
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