Walt,
Makes sense to me, I'm going with Bob's reply to your question, heavy
duty apple rebuilds.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Walt Philipson
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:04 AM
To: Stephen Hanselman
Cc: 6 - Pack
Subject: RE: frame forces from Shock conversion (was Quality time with
the Triumph)
Steve,
If the tube shock bracket mounts the shock farther from the face of the
bracket, (away from the cars centerline) it will produce more bending
moment
on the bracket. (assuming the shock damping forces are the same, which I
doubt) The "force" on the bracket (shear) would be the same, but the
bending
forces (moment) would be higher. I don't know if this is true or not. I
don't remember anyone on the list having frame problems with this type of
conversions. I don't have one myself, but thinking about it.
question for Bob Lang,
Do you have to use the stock lever shocks in FP? If so, do you do anything
to them?
Walt Philipson
74 6
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Stephen Hanselman
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:21 AM
To: Alan; Raymond Lumley
Cc: 6pack
Subject: RE: Quality time with the Triumph
This may be a bit off, mostly because I really don't know but,
If you bolt the mounting for the tube shock to the existing bolt holes and
we assume that no other changes to the suspension are made. How do you
"stress" the frame more? The only way I can see this is if the shock has
way more "shock resistance" (stiffness??) than the stock (not hard i
guess).
In either case the force from the suspension is transferred to the frame
in a twisting motion. Given the way that the conversions look (catalogue
pix) the thing I'd worry more about was flexing in the new tube support.
At any rate I'm looking at rear shocks also so any further info is greatly
appreciated
Thanks
Steve Hanselman
tr6@kc4sw.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Alan
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:57 AM
To: Raymond Lumley
Cc: 6pack
Subject: Re: Quality time with the Triumph
My thinking is that the tube conversion may be stressing the frame; but
only
conjecture on my part.
But some other people who are more into performance are using levers with
the uprated MG shock valve.
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: "Raymond Lumley" <rrlumley@bigpond.net.au>
To: "Alan" <asalvato@tampabay.rr.com>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: Quality time with the Triumph
> Alan
>
> I am interested in your comment that you may go back to levers on the
rear.
> Why is this? What are the pros and cons of levers -v- tube? I was about
to
> convert my car to tube. By the way, I have a USA car here in Australia.
> CC76741L, now converted to right hand drive. I believe it was imported
into
> Australia in 1995.
>
> Ray
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