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Re: Topping up Front Dampers (No GM/Ford Engine Content)

To: Christopher T Palmer <ctp@gbn.org>
Subject: Re: Topping up Front Dampers (No GM/Ford Engine Content)
From: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:41:02 -0500
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Reply-to: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
I run almost straight stp in my front shocks, 50/50 gear oil and STp in the
rears.  1961 MG Midget vintage racer.  You have to heat the STP to get it in.

Brian

At 05:59 PM 1/5/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I once knew a old racing guy who said that he and his buddies used to put
>STP in their lever shocks in varying proportions to stiffen the dampening
>effect.  I'm not kidding...he was sort of a crazy 'Smoky Yunick' looking
>kinda guy.
>
>Anyone else ever heard of such a thing??
>
>CTP


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