First off, stay away from the Moss Kit. If it is the one I'm
remembering, it requires bolting in some plates to the inner fender.
This is not a good idea, as the body shell is not made to handle the
loads transferred from the shock absorber. The best kits are those of
the one piece bracket design which bolt in the original place of the
shock. Two bolts the conversion bracket directly to the frame in the
same place where the original lever arm shocks bolt, no modifications
needed to the body or frame. The one piece bracket bolts to the frame,
the top end of the shock bolts to the bracket, and the bottom end of
the shock bolts in the hole in the trailing arm where the original
lever arm shocks connect. Downward movement limits are handled by the
shock you install, which has built in upper and lower bumpstops, just
like all tube shocks. The one piece bracket type conversions are sold
by NAR Inc (www.narinc.com) and others. I have them on my Six, with
Spax adjustables at all 4 corners. Huge improvement over the lever
arms. Check the list archives for more details, this topic was covered
a while ago.
Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6
--- Pim Alferink <fam.alferink@zonnet.nl> wrote:
> Some two weeks ago, I posted a question with respect to the
> conversion of
> the rear shocks.
> The response I got was from people who wanted to hear what response I
> had,
> since they were interested in a conversion as well, and two comments
> that
> conversion with the Moss setup appears to be best.
>
> Since more people appear to be interested, I ask again:
> With the conversion kits, the original shocks disappear and
> therefore, also
> the shock-lever/arm that restricts the downward movement of the rear
> suspension. How has this "problem" been solved in the cars of the
> listers
> with rear shock conversion?
>
> In view of the above, I believe it is best to leave the old shocks
> where
> they are and to install the new Koni shocks inside the springs (as
> additional shock absorbers). Does any of you have experience with
> such a
> design?
>
> Your comments are highly appreciated.
> Pim,
> Pimento CF1362U (now O)
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