At 01:00 PM 1/4/2006 -0700, Joe Curry wrote:
>Dave,
>On any Spit prior to the MkIV and 1500 models, you want to make sure that
>the shocks you put on the rear do not use gas charged technology (such as
>KYB). These shocks force the suspension to be flexed to its highest and
>force the rear camber to be in a positive stance.
I think this isn't really true if the rear spring is sagging a bit in the first
place.
Also, the up-force of the gas shocks isn't really that great- certainly less
than
the difference between a full and empty gas tank.
Also, the original Girling DeCarbon rear shocks were gas charged.
A few years ago one of my original rear shocks broke at the upper eye.
I replaced them with some generic replacement that I found locally,
and they were terrible: the rear end kept twitching up and down.
Now I have KYBs and I am happy with them.
Doug Braun
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