Rightio, thanks Wayne. Had a look at those sites - no detailed guidance info
but at least the Amsoil product-description does say it's OK for cars as
well as for motorcycle forks and shocks, whereas all the Summit product-info
refers only to motorcycle applications, apart from one they say is strictly
for racing - NASCAR, Indycar and such. (All other shock-oil sites I've found
are also motorcycle-only.) Anyway, looks like it's one of these sorts of
oils to go for - no other option.
As for weight, yes, not too heavy I think - it's not a race car. And if too
heavy, you can wind up with the unwanted jacking-down effect if the shocks
can't rebound quickly enough over a series of rapid ripples in a rough
section of road.
On quantity, unfortunately when I dismantled the second shock I found it had
been leaking a bit too, so I'll just have to use trial and error.At least we
can start in the right ballpark.
Thanks again,
Graham H,
N.Z. (Alfasud, 156, GTV).
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 23:27:20 -0500
From: Wayne Abbott <[email protected]>
Subject: [alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #2726
Graham
A couple pages with shock oil for sale. I am sure there are some nearer to
you.
https://www.amsoil.com/msds/stl.pdf
http://www.summitracing.com/search?keyword=Shock%20oil
Just don't go too heavy. You want a constant viscosity fluid.
In my old Brit car lever shock days thicker oil was often used to tune the
shock but often they would suddenly stop working. Probably due to internal
damage from the heavier oil
For how much oil you can find that out when you drain the other shock and
measure it. If you do one you should do the other.
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