In support of your statement Larry, a friend of mine in Loveland
Colorado (just down the road) has the Moss kit in his TR6. It's been in
for 6 years and has given him no problems after more than 30,000 miles
(it used to be his commuter car). He even has performance springs and
195/65R15 tires, no problems there either.
Shawn Loseke
1972 TR6
Fort Collins, CO
LaJoMor@aol.com wrote:
>
> Et al....
> I have been following the rear tube shock conversion thread (again) and am
> moved to add my own 2-cents worth.
>
> Evidently no one has actually installed one of MOSS's kits because there are
> continual references to an idea that it is a really bad design because it
> places all the related stresses on the BODY(tub) of the car. From what I can
> discern from MOSS's drawings this is simply not true. The kit consists of 3
> triangulated open sided boxes that actually transfer all loads back to the
> original lever shock mounting bracket on the frame. Yes, holes are drilled
> through the body(fenderwell) for the bolts that hold the 'boxes' together but
> they are only for access...the mount is not affixed to the body(tub).
>
> As to the overall worth of this style conversion...well, that is your
> decision. Certainly the current one-piece brackets are much easier to
> install! But here is another heads-up. Some of the current one-piece brackets
> will only work with the KYB bare rod shock. Shocks like the KONI for example
> have 'hooded' tops that slide with the upper rod down over the bottom tube of
> the shock will not work with certain brackets. Ask me how I know...
>
> For what it's worth...
> NFI etc etc
> Larry M
> CD5182L
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