[Healeys] Tube Shock Conversion

Peter Caldwell peter at nosimport.com
Tue Oct 28 07:28:40 MST 2008


Ken, with all due respect, who claims Armstrong valving is 50/50?
         Peter C
53 100
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At 09:18 AM 10/28/2008, Freese, Ken wrote:
>I learned something about the shocks on a Healey during Martin Jansen's
>Jule frame tech session at the Conclave. The Armstrong 50/50 rate and
>the is logically going to be harder on the frame than the Bilstein 30(?)
>jounce rate. I assume the Koni's are also 50/50. Evidence of frame
>weakening is buckling a few inches forward of the toe boards on the
>sixes. Of course 50/50 was standard practice for the time.
>Ken Freese
>65 BJ8


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