I remember reading somewhere, perhaps here, about someone who added 90wt to
his shocks. He said they worked great, until the first cold day and the
first bump and the arm snapped off. Probably don't want to mess with
changing oil weights.
-----Original Message-----
From: hello39@idt.net <hello39@idt.net>
To: Andrew Griffith <Andrew.Griffith@ReadRite.com>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: Shocks.
>If I'm not mistaken there was quite a bit posted on this awhile back.
>I even recall someone opting for STP but will wait for others to provide
>specific guidance
>Alan
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>Andrew Griffith wrote:
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>> Has anyone ever attempted to improve their road handling ability by going
to
>> a thicker oil in the front shocks?
>> My front-end was very bouncy... it was like the shocks weren't even there
>> much less working. So, I pulled the shocks off and discovered that I was
a
>> little short on oil, only about half full of very gray oil. I looked over
>> the used oil closely and since I didn't see any sizeable aluminum
particles
>> I figured I'd just clean them up and see how they'd work before I
replaced
>> them, as you all know they are not cheap to come by.
>> I pumped a lot of brake cleaner through them and when dry I gave them a
good
>> shaking to try to gauge the piston slop, didn't hear much. I was able to
>> find some buna-s o-ring seals that fit and now I'm ready for oil... any
>> suggestions?
>> A friend on mine said he used SAE 20W-50 engine oil in his Midget, but it
>> was creamed by a drunk before it ever saw the road.
>> Could the internal friction of the shock actually heat the oil to the
point
>> where it would start to thicken?
>>
>> -Drew
>> '62MKII
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