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Re: Shocks for a Herald/Spit

To: "Charlie Brown" <cb1500@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Shocks for a Herald/Spit
From: "Dave H." <nowin4me@telis.org>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 97 15:00:53 -0000
Cc: <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
>Subject:     Re: Shocks for a Herald/Spit
>Sent:        8/14/97 3:24 AM
>Received:    8/14/97 2:19 PM
>From:        Charlie Brown, cb1500@erols.com
>To:          Dave H., nowin4me@telis.org
>CC:          triumphs@autox.team.net
>
>Dave,
>
>As Andy was kind enough to point out, I was the one who wrote the 
>air shock article. In all honesty, I did have one person write and say 
>his Spit now rode like a truck. I posted some possible reasons (most 
>probable one being a badly worn spring, i.e. shocks carrying bulk of the 
>total load), but never heard back. 
>
>Shortly after that message, I had a couple of our local Spit pilots take 
>my driver (Gabriel conversion) for a ride. They reported no real 
>difference from stock. I know of a few more successful installations, 
>including one done by our local LBC shop, Motorhead.
>
>If you do the conversion, I'd appreciate your feed-back, as to 
>installation ease (or problems) and if you find an appreciable 
>increase in ride harshness. 
>
>I know the conversions work for me. Whenever you suggest these kind of 
>aftermarket modifications into the Spitfire community, you never know if 
>your releasing a worthy idea. 
>
>Your comments would be appreciated,
>Charlie B.
>> 
>> Greetings,
>> 
>>  I'm looking for shocks for a '66 Herald. Preferably air adjustables for
>> the rear and KYB's or such for the front. There was a posting not to long
>> ago about using the shocks for a '66 Corvette, but I don't remember the
>> particulars and I hope the poster, (or someone that used the advice)
>> reads this.
>> 
>> I'd also like to know where to get them. It's one thing to know what, but
>> quite another to know where.
>> 
>> My apologies because this is a repeat posting from my other message. Just
>> want to make sure it was read. Sometimes when you ask more than one
>> question a "skimmer" won't see it.
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> 1967 Triumph Herald
>> 1966 Triumph Herald
>> Both convertibles, not both running. :-(
>
>
>

Count on it. I'm still digesting all the info but when the deed is done, 
I'll post the results.



Dave


1967 Triumph Herald 
1966 Triumph Herald
Orphaned, but not forgotten.




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