Rick, Yes Road and Track wrote that all Healeys had scuttle shake, otherwise
known as the Healey hobble. Our chassis is 3X4 " 1/8 wall thickness structural
tube unlike the original stamped sheet steel constructed tube which was 16
gauge steel. Our chassis is stronger.
On our web site the differences are explained in detail. There is also an
article written by Donald Healey discussing the importance of rigidity. Healey
knew what was needed unfortunaltely the demands of the bean counters may have
influenced some of his decisions.
My 100-4 V12 producing over 650 horsepower with 12" wide tires on the rear on
our Jule Chassis utilizing stock suspension excluding the rack and pinion
steering has no scuttle shake and no drive train vibrations.
Happy Healeying, Marty www.jule-enterprises.com
--- On Tue, 5/19/09, HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] schuttle shake
To: rccpl1@yahoo.com, "Martin Jansen" <jule_enterprisesah@yahoo.com>
Cc: Healeys@autox.team.net
Received: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 7:56 PM
Marty,
I'm a little confused. The February 1965 Road & Track review of the BJ8,
states "The ride is firm and there is some chassis flexing evident from the
authentic cowl shake which occurs on any but the smoothest surfaces.", which
makes me think that some, if not all the BJ8s and BJ7s had some degree of
scuttle shake when new.
Your website seems to indicate your chassis is pretty close to identical with
the original. Yet you seem to be able to eliminate scuttle shake. Not trying
to be a wiseguy, here, just trying to understand, How do you do it?
Rick
--- On Tue, 5/19/09, Martin Jansen <jule_enterprisesah@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Martin Jansen
<jule_enterprisesah@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] schuttle shake
To: rccpl1@yahoo.com
Cc: Healeys@autox.team.net
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 6:47 PM
Hi John,
I suggest you check your chassis. We have repaired over 400 cars with this
problem and the source of the problem is the chassis. Welding 3/4" angle iron
in the dog house does nothing. If you look at later BJ8s , they have a larger
webbing in this area in an attempt to fix the problem however it did nothing.
The scuttle shake is the movement of both rails, changing the steering
geometry to toe in and out rapidly. This was common on many pre-war cars. I
know that Healeys are not pre-war .
None of the cars with our new JULE chassis experience the skuttle shake. We
use the same wheels and tires as everyone else. We do not shave tires or
balance drums.
Happy Healeying, Marty
www.jule-enterprises.com
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