I have the Barry Schonberger setup and CAT leaf springs on my 1966 Mk1A with
a strong 302 engine. It does not do a very good job of preventing wheel
hop. I had the traction master type system on my former Tiger and it worked
much better.
Jim Morrison
1966 Mk1a
----- Original Message -----
From: <MWood24020@aol.com>
To: <cghalgren@home.com>; <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: Koni version of Traction Masters
> In a message dated 2/18/00 11:47:33 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> cghalgren@home.com writes:
>
> << A friend at a local garage told me about Koni. They had a special shock
> absorber which gets installed horizontally, much like Traction Masters. A
> replacement plate which fits under the spring below the axle. It has an
> attachment rod mounted several inches below the plate for attaching one
end
> of the shock. The front spring hanger bolt is replaced with a longer bolt
> for attaching the other end of the shock. (Since the shock is mounted
just
> inboard of the springs, there is no need to worry about clearance for
> special wheels.
>
> The big difference between Koni's and Traction Masters is that the Konis
> allows the springs to wind up. Once the wheels break loose, the spring
> action is dampened, and they are not allowed to return quickly to their
> "normal" position. The shock absorbers virtually eliminated wheel hop.
When
> the wheels break loose, they stay loose without hopping.
>
> Question - does Koni still make this item?
> If not, does anybody else make a similar item?
> If not, are there enough people interested in the concept to entice
someone
> to create a similar item? The main problem I can see is that the Koni
shocks
> have a bulge on the top. I presume the valving is located here. I would
> guess that normal shocks will fail quickly if mounted horizontally.
>
> Carl
> >>
>
> Carl-
> The "kicker" shock set up is available from Barry Schonberger, using Konis
> which were originally intended for a Fox-chassis Mustang application.
> Mike
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