[Healeys] Shock absorber settings - how to measure

[Alan Seigrist]

John -

Peter Caldwell of Worldwide should know.  He just did my A90 shocks.
Beautiful work.  He may even have the valve springs you are looking
for in stock.

I've copied him on this email.

Alan

On 5/21/10, John Harper <ah at jharper.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> I am hoping that somebody out there knows about shock absorber valve
> settings. As many 100 owners know most suppliers only sell the front 6
> cylinder version 8002 whereas the correct ones are 6075. The harder
> settings are fine for more rigorous driving but a little harsh for
> normal road use.
> I have a few units that I am reconditioning that are all the same except
> for the valve springs. I am in the process of copying the 6075 springs
> which hopefully will give the right results in other units but my query
> is how does one measure the end result.
>
> I have settings information for a few other types such as the A40 sports
> and this is specified as
>
> Compression - 375 in./lb. and Rebound - 950 in./lb.
>
> Does anybody know how to test absorber against such setting information
> and does anybody have the settings information for both front and rear
> on a standard 100.
>
> Regards
> --
> John Harper
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Alan

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