[Tigers] Tiger shocks

[Joe Brown]

You got a good deal.  I had to pay $218.

Thanks,
Joe Brown

On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 3:29 PM Dr. T. Y. McDowell <tym2 at comcast.net> wrote:

> I live in western Massachusetts.  A couple of years ago I had Ferrara
> Spring, Co. in Springfield, MA re-arch the springs for my Mk1A to raise the
> rear end approximately two (2) inches.  They charged me a whopping $72.00
> for what is now a Tiger looking like it's ready to pounce!
>
> Tym McDowell
>
> On 05/30/2023 12:36 PM EDT Joe Brown <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I googled "leaf spring re-arching" and found an old-school place in San
> Antonio (Ace Spring Service, about 1.5 hours from me).  They mostly deal
> with heavy trucks but they can handle any leaf spring.  I told them I
> needed to lift the back of the car about 1.5" and they basically separated
> the leaves and put them in a big press.  My old springs are liable to start
> sagging again in a few years because of the old metal.  I asked the guy at
> Ace about re-tempering the springs and they don't do that anymore.  He said
> that back in the days before they had the more modern giant presses they
> used to have a forge and they would heat up the metal and then beat it into
> shape with sledge hammers.
>
> The only source I've found for new leaf springs are some of the suppliers
> in the UK.   Tom Hall doesn't supply them anymore.  I would like to know if
> anybody knows of a US supplier.
>
> Thanks,
> Joe Brown
>
> On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 10:39 AM Jay Laifman <jay.laifman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 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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