Mike D'Ambrogia wrote:
> The page at http://www.hottr6.com/triumph/tr6susp.html states
> "Neil Revington's coil-over conversion kit. This kit places a very
> short AVO externally-adjustable shock absorber inside the owner-
> supplied coil spring. Some simple welding is required to adopt the
> top of the shock to the coil tower, and to bolt a mount to the trailing
> arm. The kit also includes extra gusseting that is welded to the
> shock tower for stiffening."
Neil's setup is one of the most well thought out and complete rear
suspension improvement kits on the market. However, it is quite possibly
the most expensive as well, for the shock conversion and the sway bar setup.
The only real negative of placing the shock inside of the coil spring is
that the shock is going to be less sensitive to trailing arm movement than a
shock placed at the rear of the trailing arm would be. I doubt very much
that this will translate into any real world issues if someone opts for
Neil's kit. What it probably means is that the cheapo shocks supplied with
the usual kits that utilize the mounting at the rear of the trailing arm,
are probably easier to adjust and tune to your likes (if they are
adjustable).
As far as aesthetic qualities, Neil's kit has everyone beat, it cleans up
the rear end of the car nicely and reduces clutter. When this kit came out
a few years ago, the first thing I said to myself was, "that looks like it
was meant to be there!" Revington's design philosophy is to provide a
complete solution for nearly everything he sells, none of his stuff ever
looks like it was an afterthought when put on the car. And that is the way
it should be... put thought into what you do, and no one will think you did
a half-ass job when they look at it in another 20 years.
Kai
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