[Tigers] Tiger shocks

[Joe Brown]

I think I started this thread a few weeks ago.  My car started to bottom
out and I finally figured out that I had two blown shocks and my
leaf springs were sagging.  I got the springs re-arched and started looking
for shocks.  I have a car show coming up this weekend, so time was a
factor.  I looked at Koni and Spax but the lead times were way too long. So
I decided to go with KYB.  Looking through the different forums I saw
different part numbers and I finally settled on part number  KG5562 for the
rears and KG4616 for the fronts. The rear shocks were a perfect fit.  On
the front shocks I needed to press out the steel bushing spacer on the old
shocks and insert them into the KYBs.  Super easy and they also fit really
well.  The whole car now sits a little higher and the handling is a million
times better.

Thanks for everybody's input.

Thanks,
Joe Brown

On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 9:11 PM Lionel Bohrer <lcbohrer at comcast.net> wrote:

> The Spax catalog in the classic section shows a listing for the Sunbeam
> Tiger 64-68, in the $150 range per shock front and rear.  They appear to be
> single adjustable so rebound and compression change together.
>
>
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> I got Spax shocks for my car back in the 60’s.  Replaced a set of Koni
> shocks.  Didn’t like the damping characteristics quite as well, but the
> ability to adjust on the car was revolutionary.  Soften up, drive to an
> autocross or cross country, get to the event, turn them up and compete,
> post event set down for the street and drive home.  Many competition cars
> weren’t trailered in those years.  A great ability to accommodate street
> comfort and autocross performance.  Or to adjust to your individual
> preferences.  My set are still on the car, which exited regular competition
> in the late 90’s, but my two SCCA autocross national championships in 1974
> and 1975 were with the Spax shocks.  Would be worth exploring if you need
> shocks.  They also might custom make a set of double adjustable shocks if
> you were interested.
>
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>
> Bud Bohrer
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