Christopher and Larry,
Frontline has email: frontline@mgcars.org.uk
They also have a nice web page.
I just emailed with them, shipping UPS (a couple of days) would cost
70.55 pounds. Their price is insignificantly lower than the place that
Larry suggests.
MM's price seems to be up to $675, but you can get it from The Proper MG
for $600. The price from Frontline comes to ~$550 incl. shipping.
Faspec has the rear Spax kit for semi-elliptic for $243. So that's only
about $40-$50 for the brackets?
All these prices are current.
Ulix (with tube shocks growing out my ears)
On Tue, 6 Jan 1998, Larry and Sandi Miller wrote:
> Ulix
>
> I got them from Mini Mania ($625 - 10%), more the Frontline but eaiser to
> take back if needed. At the time I bought, the kit directly from Frontline
> was $407 + $128 shipping. I don't know the specs on the spax. I had the 1/4
> spring kit measurements but threw them away since they did not fit and I was
> pissed at spax for saying that they would get back to me but never have. MM
> is really proud of their brackets based on the price, they sell the rear
> brackets without shocks for about $150. Shocks are then $50 to $200
> depending on which ones you get. I'm still looking at rear shocks after my
> experience with the spax kit from VB. Leaning toward Winners Circle right
> now.
>
> Larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Palmer <ctp@gbn.org>
> To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
> Date: 06 January, 1998 1:43 PM
> Subject: Tubular shocks, frontline kit, spax$$$, etc...
>
>
> >Larry,
> >
> >1) Where did you get the frontline kit, and how much was it?
> >
> >Larry et al.,
> >
> >2)Do you know the measurements/specs for the Spax shocks they sell for the
> >back of 1/2 elip. spridgets? The reason I ask is that they seem quite
> >expensive, and the kit with shocks works out to a hundred bucks more than
> >the shocks alone (just for those brackets?!?!). I can fab the brackets,
> >piece-o-cake, so why not buy more reasonably priced shocks? I can even get
> >super duper chromed racing shocks for less than the Spax (no, I'm not
> >putting chrome shocks on it, just a fer instance...)
> >
> >>Ulix
> >>
> >>I bought the FRONTLINE shock conversion for the front and it looks great
> and
> >>looks like it might even fit o.k. The only caution is that it requires the
> >>newer type a-arms with the roll bar mounting holes and does not come with
> >>any instructions on where to drill the holes if you have the older a-arms.
> I
> >>bought it for the 59 that I'm building so have not installed it yet and
> >>can't give any info on how it performs.
> >>
> >>For those contemplating the VB (SPAX) conversion for a Bugeye, it don't
> fit.
> >>It required 5 people standing in the car to compress the springs enough to
> >>even get it on. When installed and with the car sitting on the ground,
> the
> >>shock is fully extended.
> >>
> >>
> >>Larry Miller (millerls@msn.com)
> >>59 Bugeye (Under Construction)
> >>60 Bugeye (Undergoing 5-Speed Transplant)
> >>78 911 SC (Faster than a Bugeye but not as much fun)
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
Ulix __/__,__
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'67 Sprite
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