I assume then that the axle location appears correct when the car is
jacked up and the axle hangs down freely. The question is, how does
the shock positioning overcome the location of the axle on the springs
without heavily distorting the springs or sliding in the spring
shackles?
" LMG@GoMoG" wrote:
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> LMG
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> On Sun, 04 Jul 1999 20:29:15 L.D. McLaughlin, Jr. wrote:
> Could the discrepancy be related to Morgan putting Koni shocks on the late
>model cars as contrasted to the earlier lever action models?
>
> Tony
>
> Hi all,
>
> Tony might have put his finger on the answer. I had a factory option rear
>suspension with shocks on my car.I believe it was offered from 1989 on (though
>many owners of earlier +8s had it installed after the fact.
>
> It consists of a "yoke" attachment straddling the differential and attached
>to the wheel wells called officially the "rear telescopic tublar conversion".
>With this kit the shocks were angled inward from brackets just forward of the
>wheels to brackets on the tubluar "yoke".
>
> The shock angling was "eclectic" (eclectic shock angling being a very large
>"no-no" in principle and in practise) and the effect was less than optimum. I
>changed the lot for a new brackets system allowing for much better shock
>bracket placement and the improvement in ciomfort and handling is striking.
>
> That being said, when I just examined my car's photos before and after the
>change, I now see a significant difference in the relationship between the
>tire and fender arch. That could be what Mike is looking for and the "odd
>relationship" is a function of the "yoke" Factory suspension kit.
>
> LMG
>
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