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Re: FW: Another one rides the bus...

To: "Hill, Stephen M EDUC:EX" <Stephen.Hill@gems7.gov.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: FW: Another one rides the bus...
From: Dr John Upham <webmaster@ukmotorsport.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 23:04:40 +0000
Stephen,
    The Koni part numbers are given at

    http://www.ukmotorsport.com/vixen/parts/front_suspension.html

    Regards,

    John

Hill, Stephen M EDUC:EX wrote:
> 
> I seem to have missed the earlier emails on this. Does Koni list a shock for
> TVR's?? Are the Koni shocks for TVR's similar to other application? While I
> found a website for Aldan, I can't seem to find one for Carrara. Does
> Carrara carry Koni's, or something else?
> 
> Thx.
> 
> Stephen
> 
> > ----------
> > From:         GRIFF65@aol.com[SMTP:GRIFF65@aol.com]
> > Reply To:     GRIFF65@aol.com
> > Sent:         Friday, November 10, 2000 6:23 AM
> > To:   tvr@autox.team.net
> > Subject:      Re: FW: Another one rides the bus...
> >
> > Robert, Koni actually a listing for TVR so the shocks in that particular
> > case
> > were not cross referanced. I believe Carrara also has a listing. A great
> > alternative is Alden. They always advertise in Street Rodder mag. I and
> > several other guys in the midwest have had great success with them. They
> > don't have a listing or cross ref, just measure your orig extended and
> > compressed lengths and check out Alden's line to spec out a shock with a
> > similar length and stroke. They have single adjust, double adjust, steel,
> > alum, bushing mounts, "bearing" mounts, etc. They also supply springs in
> > any
> > rate & nicely powder coated. They will work with you and enable you to
> > swap/exchange springs untill you are happy with the rates. I uesd them on
> > a
> > V8 swap in an M and had something like 450lb/in in front and 180lbs/in in
> > the
> > rear. Best of luck.

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