First, thanks to everyone on the list who replied privately or to list
about my air filter question. I have lots of opinions now, and think I got
carried away with the cool sound of no air filters and thought I had lots
more power. And I think I'll go with K&N for maintenance, at least (maybe
1 more HP??)
And now, for somthing completely different: fron shock replacement.
So I'm tooling along and find that the ride is getting progressively
bouncier. I bounce the front and it keeps bouncing (rear is OK). So I
look at the front shocks and they're getting coated with oil - I presume
the oil seals went bad. The PO had replaced the rear shocks with a tube
conversion with KYB shocks (I guess from Vicki Brit) but also the front
shocks are KYB, not listed in any of the Big Three. Seems like there's a
choice of other shocks - standard, and Armstrong, Koni or Spax
adjustable. What to do? This is a tool-around-and-have-fun daily driver,
so does anyone have experience/opinions on which of these would work well,
considering I have intact KYB tube conversion on the rear? Or should I try
to find KYB vendor and try to match part numbers?
Thanks a lot for any ideas on my bouncy TR6.....
George Loriot
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