I may be mistaken here, because I haven't done a tube shock conversion and
don't plan to, but on a Midget, I believe you remove the valves from the
lever shox and leave the shox in place because they are part of the
suspension. Don't replace the valves in them, you have the tube shox to
dampen the suspension (for a while anyway). And don't remove them entirely,
or you will probably be lowering the car more than you would like.
Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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In a message dated 1/18/01 3:18:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mvheim@studiolimage.com writes:
> Without getting into the Great Shock Debate, I would suggest that if the
> tube shocks seem to be working, and you are not planning on entering a
> concours d'elegance, you leave well enough alone. Unless you have nothing
> else to do on the car, and are just itching for a project...
>
> [Purely IMO]
>
>
> on 1/17/01 5:54 PM, Robert Sexson at rsexson@excite.com wrote:
>
> > My 74 Midget, that I am rebuilding, has the tube shock conversion. The
> > orignal shockes don't seem to leak but the valve has been removed. The cap
> > and spring, of each shock, is still there. Is there a sourse for just the
> > valves?
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