[Tigers] Tiger shocks

[Jay Laifman]

Where and how did you get the rear springs de-arched?  I'd like to lower my
rear springs on the Alpine a little.

On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 1:03 PM Joe Brown <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bud Bohrer
>>
>>
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