Douglas Braun wrote:
>
> For such a light rear end, the Spit seems to need really stiff rear shocks.
> I had some generic cheapo monroes in the back, but they were worse than
> the 25-year-old original OEM shocks.
>
> Then I got the KYB rear (and front) shocks and I am pretty happy with them.
> They feel extremely stiff, but they work pretty well, and are not as harsh as
>you
> would expect.
>
> Doug Braun
> '72 Spit
Everyone:
I wish to send a word of caution about KYB shocks. While they may be
fine for the later cars with long axles, I have discovered that they
aren't so fine on earlier cars with the short axles. The problem is
that they are gas charged and therefore seek to extend themselves to the
top position. This causes the car to develop and retain a positive
camber stance as if the car were jacked up in the rear. It only
compresses when the car is heavily loaded in the rear. Obviously, this
is not a good thing for the early cars.
People have even purchased camber compensators thinking that it would
solve this and were very disappointed when it did not. But changing the
shocks to non-gas charged ones solved the problem.
Cheers,
Joe
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