Heck Joe, if you're going to that much trouble why not just add a high
pressure hydraulic pump and convert the suspension to "Citroen" style
hydro-leak components? ;-)
Jim
(running for the corner as fast as I can!)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Curry [SMTP:spitlist@gte.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 1998 10:46 AM
> To: Ken Bertschy
> Cc: Triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Butt sag fix
>
>
> Ken,
> If you want to get exotic, you can get a compressor and sensors from a
> '79 Buick Riviera and rig them up so that the car automatically adjusts
> the ride for its load. Of course, the Riviera pumped the air equally to
> both shocks on the rear, but you could probably improvise a soultion for
> that. Maybe even put 2 compressors on it, one for each side.
>
> But then you would need to do the Dan Masters GM alternator conversion.
>
> Regards,
> Joe Curry
>
> Ken Bertschy wrote:
> >
> > I read the article at VTR about curing Spitfire butt sag by installing a
> > pair of corvette air shocks. Since my 77 Spit was suffering from this
> > problem, it seemed like an economical solution to the problem and was
> well
> > within my limited mechanical abilities. The install went smoothly but I
> > ran both lines to a single air nipple and while the car looked fine, it
> > sagged noticably to the left when I sat in it, making me look a LOT
> heavier
> > than I really am. So, I installed seperate air valves and aired the
> > driver's side shock slightly higher (20psi difference) than the
> passenger
> > side. This cured the problem, except when my wife joined me and the car
> > sags to the passenger side making my wife look...well, lets just not go
> > there. So now I have to adjust the shocks constantly, depending upon
> load
> > distribution. Is there an easy (cheap)way to do this? Is there a single
> > valve that lets you distribute air to either/or shocks?
>
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
>
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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