Thanks Harlan:
Really appreciate the help. I have heard they are better too. But I am
wondering if anyone has ever actually taken runs at the track to establish a
baseline, using lever arm shocks in good condition, and then changed to tube
shocks and made the same runs with those new shocks?? While subjective
results are not to be discounted, I am just looking for some hard test data
to back up the conversion efficacy.
Looked up the subject in the archives, lot's of anecdotal stuff, but no
facts. Maybe we are all just lemmings, eh?
Tim
'69 MGBGT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harlan Jillson" <hjillson@argohouston.com>
To: "Tim Economu" <economu@whidbey.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: Tube shock conversion finished
> Tim,
> I thought Dougs' site used to have some comparison between the lever arm
and tube shocks, and between the different tube shocks. It may have been
somewhere else though. I'll poke around and see if I find it anywhere else.
> The jist of the report as I remember it was that the tube shocks where
better in most but not all conditions/speeds. The spax and some of the
other competition type shocks for the most part where too stiff, and had to
be run on their lowest setting or the rear end had a tendency to 'skip' in
hard cornering at speed over rough surfaces.
> Some of the less expensive shocks did better because they weren't a stiff.
(At least that's how I remember it.....)
> If I find anything more conclusive/informative, I'll let you know.
> Harlan.
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Tim Economu" <economu@whidbey.com>
> Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:57:51 -0700
>
> >Harlan:
> >
> >Thanks for the great site! I have it bookmarked for reference. I did find
> >references to the shock issue in MGB 13 and 14 but they are really about
> >installation and parts consideration. Not a discussion of whether they
work
> >better or not. Or am I missing something??
> >
> >Tim
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Harlan Jillson" <hjillson@argohouston.com>
> >To: "Tim Economu" <economu@whidbey.com>
> >Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 10:25 AM
> >Subject: Re: Tube shock conversion finished
> >
> >
> >> Tim,
> >> Take a look at the tech. section on Doug Jacksons site. He has some
> >info. on the tube shock conversion that is probably what you're looking
for.
> >> www.mgbmga.com
> >>
> >> Harlan
> >>
> >> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >> From: "Tim Economu" <economu@whidbey.com>
> >> Reply-To: "Tim Economu" <economu@whidbey.com>
> >> Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:09:03 -0700
> >>
> >> >Hi Craig and everyone:
> >> >
> >> >Anyone have any qualitative test data on the performance of tube
shocks
> >vs.
> >> >lever shock, when both are in good working order?
> >> >A couple of anecdotal quotes I have heard are "really makes handling
> >> >better," and "sure improves the ride." But I guess it's my engineer
> >> >mentality that requires a little more fact than hearsay. Like does the
> >car
> >> >ACTUALLY handle better? How do you know? Does it really improve the
ride?
> >> >I am not much a fan on blindly keeping the car original, but
personally I
> >> >plan to keep my car for a long time and fitting parts other than what
are
> >> >standard easy to replace/rebuild and find, doesn't get me very
excited.
> >> >Unless there is a actual real performance improvement.
> >> >So what about it guys? Is this just a maintenance upgrade, or is there
> >> >something else to it??
> >> >
> >> >Kind regards,
> >> >Tim.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Tim Economu
> >> >Mona '69 MGBGT
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>>>
> >> >Subject: Tube shock conversion finished, now front susp.
> >> >Thanks to everyone who responded to what to be wary of in doing the
rear
> >MGB
> >> >tube shock conversion. The Moss kit (Monroe shocks) was very easy to
> >> >install, and everything went pretty smoothly. All rusty nuts and such
> >were
> >> >pretty easy to remove, except for the ones that attach the lever arm
> >shock
> >> >links to the bracket under the springs, and also the ones that hold
the
> >> >rebound strap to the axle (as I was warned). Since I had to swap the
> >> >under-spring brackets for the conversion, I
> >> >>>>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
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