part #'s, pics of inst. and other details
can be found at
http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/tubeshocks.htm
Paul T.
-----Original Message-----
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, January 21, 2001 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: Replacement shocks for tube shock conversion
>I'd like to know that, too. My kit came with odd brand Brazilian shocks
>(this was ten years ago or so) so I've never really known what to replace
>them with, when the time came (which might be now, now that I think of it).
>The only clue is that the box listed "VW Type 3" as the application (I
>believe that is the fastback/squareback).
>
>Oh, I just recalled that I once found a listing for this on Doug Jackson's
>British Automotive web pages <www.mgbmga.com>. My printout shows Koni p/n
>80-1244, Spax p/n G41AV-170, and Monroe Sensatrac p/n ST-5877. He
recommends
>you check your ride height and compare it to the table of shock extended &
>compressed lengths on his site before purchasing, which makes sense to me.
>This info is in his Technical Information section, #MGB-13.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>on 1/21/01 7:32 AM, Mowog1@aol.com at Mowog1@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Greetings.
>>
>> I received a request from a member on the East Coast wanting to know the
part
>> numbers (ie: Monroe or Gabriel) of the tube shocks for the conversion
kits
>> for the rear of the MGB. (He has the hardware but not the shocks.)
>>
>> Can anyone help out here?
>>
>> Thanks in advance...
>>
>> rick ingram
>> NAMGBR 0-134
>> '78 B - '69C
>
>--
>
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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