Bill,
I finally tired of re-tightening the rear shocks and bit the bullet and
installed a tube shock kit from Cape International. (yes, Michael I feel
your presence)The result is a HUGH improvement in body control (the car's),
in ride and in cornering and no more rattles. The shocks are adjustable,
probably over kill, but useful for a day at the track. A bit pricey, but
pretty easy installation, though it does require some holes to be drilled
through the rear bulkhead.
FWIW, Peter at Worldwide also has an adjustable Armstrong shock kit. Very
sexy and reasonably priced.
Dave
frogeye@swcp.com
Taos Garage Annex
Albuquerque, NM USA 87107
BN2,AN5, Fiat 1600S
Porter Custom Bicycles
http://www.Britishcarforum.com/TaosAnnex.html
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of WILLIAM B LAWRENCE
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 8:04 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Damper settings
To the racers among us, or anyone else who might want to chip in:
I have a couple of Armstrong lever arm dampers (easier to type than "shock
absorbers") that I need to send out for a rebuild. I was told they had heavy
duty damping, so I pulled the valves out and one spring set seems to be a
lot heavier than the other. The small spring (rebound I think) has seven
coils of spring in a heavier wire than the other which has nine coils. The
larger springs have the same number of coils, but the heavy set is a much
larger wire. From this examination I think I have one normal damper and one
heavy.
My question(s):
>From experience, what does the heavy valving mean for performance, and ride
comfort?
Has anyone who has used them had any problems with the added suspension
loads damaging the chassis mounting points?
Does anyone recommend them for road use and if so does anyone have one spare
valve laying around in the way, and if not does anyone need one?
Thanks.
Bill Lawrence
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