In a message dated 17/11/2004 2:58:03 PM Pacific Standard Time,
doddk@mossmotors.com writes:
Stiff is fine on a race car, and I'm quite happy with the uprated lever
arms on the front of my race B too, but the factory installed adjustable
shocks on the rear of the works cars for a good reason. Being able to
tune the suspension for different driving makes all the difference,
particularily with the cart spring suspension on the back of our cars.
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Agreed, Kelvin
Turning an adjusting knob is a lot easier than revalving a shock. Mind you,
on a race car, once you have it set for the tracks you run at, you don't need
to touch the settings.
Bad part of the old adjustable lever shocks was the leak that almost always
appeared around the adjusting knob. I played with these on a Triumph TRS Le
Mans car, and while they are neat, I wouldn't want to have to deal with them
long term (24 hours sounds just about right).
I'm not sure if many on this group will know about this, but Armstrong also
produced a limited number of remote adjustable telescopic shocks. They
installed Adjustarides in some early Jensens, for instance, with an electric
control under the dash and little stepper motors to turn the adjuster at the
shock.
Never worked very well, as after the first flush of playing with them in a
new car, no one much bothered with them and the adjusters inevitably seized up.
Bill
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