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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In the steering of real Healeys, (those built at Warwick) all the steering arms are connected to a triangular plate directly under the radiator that cushions any kickbacks from road undulations, bumps etc. It works really well in that regard.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The production cost of the front suspension of real Healeys must have been prohibitive in comparison to the Austin parts-bin suspension fitted to Austin-Healeys. Geoff Healey in one of his books did say that the Austin designed suspension did work better than the Healey design.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Perry via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 8 March 2020 10:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Steering kickback is mainly due to one or both of the front tires impacting with an obstacle. Type of suspension and/or steering design has a lot to do with the result (kickback) of the steering wheel. As Perter mentioned vehicles that are used “off road” or on rough roads will experience the sore fingers that happen when the right front tire bangs that 2 foot boulder on the road shoulder and the steering wheel suddenly breaks your death grip you have on it. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Assuming that the device is a steering damper we could surmise that the BJ8 of this thread may have had a hard life. Hard but perhaps fun!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>P<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From: </span></b><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:greylinn@ozemail.com.au">Peter & Veronica</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, March 7, 2020 5:26 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com">Max Byers</a>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Odd steering attachment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>...anyone who’s had a Series Landrover would know all about those – basically a transverse shock absorber to stop steering kick-back. I’ve had several of those. Interesting though that my special bodied Healey 100 (the Ward Special) also had one fitted – presumably from its days as an Ausca-bodied race car.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Peter Linn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brisbane<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>