I can't speak for Richard, but I've had mine on the car for over 3
years and probably 20,000 miles, no problems and no stress fractures on
the frame. Using Spax shocks.
Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6
--- jay_welch@juno.com wrote:
> To: ROVER827@aol.com
> CC: sakirsis@txucom.net, 6pack@autox.team.net
> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 18:19:34 -0500
> Subject: Re: lever action shocks
> From: jay_welch@juno.com
>
> How long have you had these installed Richard?? There is talk of
> stress
> fractures on the frames of the cars using these. I have a set but
> haven't installed them yet...more due to lack of time than panic of
> stressing the frame.
>
> Thanks,
> Jay
>
> On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 17:48:22 EST ROVER827@aol.com writes:
> > You got the wrong conversion kit.
> > Use the kit with the one piece brackets that bolts right up. This
> is
> > an
> > excellent kit that installs in an hour.
> >
> > Never a good idea to drill holes in the body and stress out the the
>
> > thin
> > sheet metal there.
> >
> > Richard Truett
> > 1971 TR6 (with the one-piece shock conversion)
> > 1980 TR7 Spider
> > 1982 TR8
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