Everyone:
This is a problem I have struggled with for years. I feel that there is a
better way to build a tube shock kit, and I have been developing such a kit
for quite a while. I built a kit once that was similar to the one Moss
offers, but due to many factors, I removed it and went back to levers...
temporarily. My tube shock kit as it exists now, on paper, is an entirely
bolt-on affair. Installing it will be just as easy as the levers. And,
the shocks' action will be compatible with the swinging action of the
trailing arm. And, the low unsprung weight of the lever shock arrangement
will be retained, or even improved, and the function of the rebound stop
will be retained. No holes will need to be drilled at all. I don't plan
to sell such an item, as I fear that it will be far too expensive to
interest anyone, but I will keep you updated on this project's progress.
Pete Chadwell
1973 TR6
>I have one question regarding the shock conversion. If the lever arm shock was
>designed to swing in an arc, how will the tube shock react to the swing?
> Kevin Andrews
> Siler City,NC
> TR-250(CD7766L)
>
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>From: Kdoc111@aol.com[SMTP:Kdoc111@aol.com]
>Sent: Monday, December 02, 1996 12:10 PM
>To: triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: BPNW TR4-6 Rear Tube Shocks
>
>This weekend I received a flyer from British Parts NW regarding their IRS
>TR4-6 rear tube shock conversion set. In a fax to them they say that 205
>size tires are okay.
>
>The BPNW kit includes a bracket and a gas shock per side. The one-piece
>bracket bolts to the original shock mount, I believe.
>
>Does anyone on the list have experience with this conversion?
>
>Please let me know. Thanks. Cost for the complete kit is $135 -maybe not a
>bad deal considering new/rebuilt levers.
>Sincerely,
>Kevin D. O'Connor
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