That is close enough to me.
> Not to prolong this thread, but I would be interested in hearing from any
>owners
> that have done tube shock conversions on cars with new lever shocks.
>
> I think this would be the only valid comparison.
>
I have, on the same road going (race/rally) midget, run a set of Peter C.'s
rebuilts
with uprated valves on the same car I have run 3 different tube shock setups
(including
the frontline kit).
For road use, or even on the race track, there was no measurable difference
once you
ensured other things (like the negative camber built-in to the frontline kit)
were equal. I
am talking subjective (feel), but also qualittative (lap times, wear patterns
on the tyres).
Of course other trhings like bushes, kingpins etc were all in as-new shape as
well.
The only place I found a real difference was on a tarmac special stage rally
which was
run over B & C roads - bumpy. The long special stages (close to race speeds on
closed
bumpy secondary roads) saw the lever arm shocks fade, pretty badly by the end
of the event...
A change of oil and they were good as new again, (but that was after the event
was over).
The tele shocks didn't fade at all as far as I can tell.
This was an *extreme* situation, but the only time I have found tele shocks
superior. For normal
even very hard-chargin' road use, good levers from Peter C are more than
sufficient.
In all my discussions, the people who rave about various conversions have
either a) totally
subjective opinions, b) invariably had knackered shocks before the changeover,
c) didn't
compare equal with equal (i.e. negative camber).
Don't get me wrong, I am very happy with my frontline kit on the rally car, but
for any other use,
you don't *have* to have tele shocks,just get good quality rebuilt lever arms.
I just ordered
another
complete set (front and back) from Peter C for another car I'm building up. I
couldn't be happier
with his work or his service.
Mike
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