[Healeys] Lowering a BJ8 - Cape shocks

[Robert Blair]

If your brand of gas shocks control the car height that is not good - dont use
them.  Certainly dont use them to set the cosmetic height of the car.
Over-tech is not the way to go unless you are doing a seious chassis makeover
for serious track work - then it becomes a 'different car' from the road car
that we all own and drive.

Standard shocks work fine in my book if in proper working condition.

Robert N. Blair  Yellow 65BJ8  rnbmail at yahoo.com
   



--- On Thu, 12/3/09, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:

> From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Lowering a BJ8 - Cape shocks
> To: "Chris Dimmock" <austin.healey at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Steve B. Gerow" <steveg at abrazosdata.com>, "healeys at autox.team.net"
<healeys at autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 9:46 AM
> Not quite correct. If you have gas
> pressurized shock absorbers they will slightly increase the
> ride hight.
> However shock absorbers should never limit suspension
> travel as this will destroy the dampers and or their
> mountings on chassis/body.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
>
> Kees Oudesluijs
> Chris Dimmock schreef:
> > Springs determine ride height.
> > Shocks (dampers) determine oscilation of springs.
> > If you don't understand the principles, your Healey
> will never handle.
> > i.e shocks stop springs from oscilating. They dampen
> (stop/limit) spring oscilation (the bounce in a spring) They
> don't determine ride height.
> > In my experience, the easiest way to lower a BJ8 is to
> fit earlier 3000 (ie Mk I/ ii rear) springs, and drill out
> the centre locating bolt hole to fit the BJ8 one.
> > Then you can use an earlier 3000 competition main
> leaf, if you need to.
> > I did.
> > And I used 1/2 inch lowering blocks.
> > Then worry about your shocks.
> > I still have Armstrong lever arms.
> > But then, I'm an old school kinda guy.
> > And the maths said they were cine. At the back, with
> leaf springs.
> >
> > Chris
> > www.myaustinhealey.com.
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