Sorry to chime in again, but this seems an obvious time to talk again
about the Colt shock conversion I did. So far, I'm very impressed and
they're much more controlled than lever shocks.
I am NOT a fan of lever shocks. They're expensive, they use linkage in
the rear which is mushy, compression and rebound damping are not
independent of each other and they have no on-the-fly variable valving
like modern shocks.
Sean, if you want the plans to the Colt shock conversion for the rear of
an MGB, email me and I'll forward them to you. Total cost is about $50,
total installation time is about an hour tops. They work like a charm.
Andy
John J. Peloquin wrote:
>
> Dear Sean
> On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Sean Bartnik wrote:
>
> Rather than risk being like any other automobile in the world, LBCs have
> their own special flavor of shock absorbers.
>
> Actually, the shocks on MGBs etc. are anachronisms from the 1930s. They
> are an old fashioned type of shock which absorbs energy by forcing a fluid
> through small passages- as do the modern tube shocks. However, the lever
> shocks use hydraulic fluid and have a lever that is connected to the
> mechanism that drives the fluid through the small passages in the lever
> shock.
>
> They are expensive, but perhaps a bit more durable than the telescopic
> modern shocks.
>
> Before the lever shocks, (Hydraulic dampers) leather pads between steel
> "scissors" absorbed the energy. The hydraulic dampers are an advance over
> that technology, as are the telescopic gas shocks over the lever shocks.
>
> I am debating if I will convert my MGB-GTs rear suspension to tube shocks
> when I replace my springs this weekend or some upcoming weekend.
>
> =%OHey all,
> =%ONo, this question is not about Lucas electrics :-)
> =%O
> =%OThis question is about shock absorbers. I've seen some references to a
> =%Ospecial sort of shocks fitted to some MGs, called "lever shocks" or
> =%Osomething to that effect, that differ from regular shocks. I've also
> =%Oseen some references to rebuilding them, which I thought was wacky (but
> =%OI also thought 2 batteries was wacky too :-), so could someone please
> =%Otell me what I'm talking about? :-)
> =%O
> =%OOr in the British spirit of the list:
> =%ORight, what's all this then?
> =%O
> =%OThanks!
> =%O--
> =%OSean Bartnik
> =%OFredericksburg, Virginia
> =%O'81 Vanagon Westfalia
> =%O'74 Karmann Ghia convertible
> =%Ohttp://www.type2.com/bartnik/myvan.htm
> =%O
>
> "Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance"
>
> John J. Peloquin
> Molecular Biology &
> Biochemistry
> 3205 BioSciences II
> UC IRVINE
> Irvine, CA 92697-3900
> jpeloqui@uci.edu
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