Roads¡!!

[John Mellor]

The ride in my bog standard tr4 is appalling these days due to poor condition of so many suburban roads. Rather spoils the experience, the shaking and juddering loosening my fillings.

Ideally I'd like a more supple ride and with less body roll. May well not be possible in a car of this age but wonder if anyone has successfully solved this

John M

[RogerH]

If they have an answer please inform me/

 

Roger

[stuart]

Spring rates, shock absorber settings, suspension bushings and tyre pressures all play a part in the ride quality. So it does depend on how your car has been put together.

Stuart.

[TR4Tony VC]

1 hour ago, stuart said:

Spring rates, shock absorber settings, suspension bushings and tyre pressures all play a part in the ride quality. So it does depend on how your car has been put together.

Stuart.

+1 all doable, but a lot to do with how the chassis has been strengthened, quality of springs, shocks, bushes etc …. None of the cheap stuff is much good unfortunately but that shouldn’t be a surprise 

[Hamish]

As said above it’s a combination but soft springs if you can find them would help. 
 

or you could try and fit an air ride system. ?

[RogerH]

........or tank tracks    

[Paul Hig]

4 hours ago, John Mellor said:

The ride in my bog standard tr4 is appalling these days due to poor condition of so many suburban roads. Rather spoils the experience, the shaking and juddering loosening my fillings.

Ideally I'd like a more supple ride and with less body roll. May well not be possible in a car of this age but wonder if anyone has successfully solved this

John M

Bad suburban roads, then try some rural roads 😎😁

 

I'll get my coat 🫣

Edited April 8 by Paul Hig
Video added

[jerrytr5]

I'm guessing that if the cart springs have led a long life & the car not used much then the leaves could be rusted together making a solid bar rather than a spring.

Worth dismantling ?

Jerry

[John Mellor]

Neil Revington rebuilt the car, powder coated chassis and body off rebuild so pretty sure  structural side of things fine and it's only done 10k miles since then

Shame really, on good roads it's lovely. Wonderful drive across Spain 2 years ago on their fabulous roads. Maybe our roads in Southend are particularly bad: years and years of Tory councils boasting how little the council tax increases have been won't have helped. Whoops shouldn't let my politics show through !!!

[greg cooper]

Option 1 move to France or Spain Option 2 stick some extra lamps on the front paint it powder blue and assume the trip to Sainsbury’s is actually a rally stage ? 

[stuart]

16 hours ago, John Mellor said:

Neil Revington rebuilt the car, powder coated chassis and body off rebuild so pretty sure  structural side of things fine and it's only done 10k miles since then

Shame really, on good roads it's lovely. Wonderful drive across Spain 2 years ago on their fabulous roads. Maybe our roads in Southend are particularly bad: years and years of Tory councils boasting how little the council tax increases have been won't have helped. Whoops shouldn't let my politics show through !!!

That actually could be some of the problem, Neils suspension packages are good but I find them to have too little compliance compared to original fitment. The difference between hard poly or Delrin and rubber is quite a lot. Possibly also uprated rear springs wont help.

Stuart.

Edited April 9 by stuart

[Andy Moltu]

I keep meaning to do an FOI enquiry to a few councils to see if they spent the supposedly ring fenced road maintenance monies on the roads or diverted it elsewhere.  

[Ian Vincent]

I don’t think it matters who’s in control, the roads around me (Frome) are pretty rubbish. 

Rgds Ian

[Ralph Whitaker]

Some of the best cared for roads near me are in North Yorkshire, they seem to have got their act together and a very noticeable improvement as soon as I drive over the border.

Ralph