<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I don’t think there is anything wrong with tube shock conversions, but I wouldn’t expect any massive improvement, either.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">New shocks will seem an improvement over old shocks, either way.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I went with a telescopic shock conversion 25 years ago, but that was because it was half the cost of new Armstrong dampers. I do not believe that is the case at present. My new project is getting lever shocks as Abingdon intended.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 29, 2015, at 2:36 PM, John Di Fede via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" class="">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">Barry,<br class=""><br class="">I have the SPAX adjustable tube shocks on my 1973 MGB. I am happy with<br class="">them. I purchased them from Moss years ago.<br class=""><br class="">John DiFede <br class=""><br class="">-----Original Message-----<br class="">From: Mgs [<a href="mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net" class="">mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of<br class=""><a href="mailto:mgs-request@autox.team.net" class="">mgs-request@autox.team.net</a><br class="">Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 2:00 PM<br class="">To: mgs@autox.team.net<br class="">Subject: Mgs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 5<br class=""><br class="">Send Mgs mailing list submissions to<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>mgs@autox.team.net<br class=""><br class="">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs<br class="">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>mgs-request@autox.team.net<br class=""><br class="">You can reach the person managing the list at<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>mgs-owner@autox.team.net<br class=""><br class="">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than<br class="">"Re: Contents of Mgs digest..."<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br class="">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br class="">Archive: http://www.team.net/archive<br class="">Forums: http://www.team.net/forums<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Today's Topics:<br class=""><br class=""> 1. Rear suspension conversion (Barrie Robinson)<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Message: 1<br class="">Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:08:56 -0500<br class="">From: Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca><br class="">To: mgb-v8@autox.team.net,mgs@autox.team.net<br class="">Subject: [Mgs] Rear suspension conversion<br class="">Message-ID: <E1aDzVo-0007qc-JC@eta.look.ca><br class="">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed"<br class=""><br class="">Hello folks at world,<br class=""><br class="">The Little British Car Company has a rear tube suspension kit at <br class="">$US180 - has anyone fitted this - or any other similar kit? Any<br class="">improvement?<br class=""><br class="">Regards<br class="">Barrie<br class="">Barrie Robinson<br class="">Aston Martin Feltham Club<br class="">barrie@look.ca<br class="">www.AMFClub.com<br class=""> Go with the flow - but paddle hard<br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">URL:<br class=""><http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20151229/5a43d71c/attachmen<br class="">t-0001.html><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Subject: Digest Footer<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Mgs mailing list<br class="">Mgs@autox.team.net<br class="">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">End of Mgs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 5<br class="">***********************************<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">---<br class="">This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.<br class="">http://www.avast.com<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class=""><br class="">Mgs@autox.team.net<br class="">Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br class="">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br class="">Archive: http://www.team.net/archive<br class="">Forums: http://www.team.net/forums<br class="">Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim@sonic.net<br class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>