Douglas Braun wrote: > > For such a light rear end, the Spit seems to need really stiff rear shocks. > I had some generic cheapo monroes in the back, but they were worse than > the 25-year-old original OEM shocks. > > Then I got the KYB rear (and front) shocks and I am pretty happy with them. > They feel extremely stiff, but they work pretty well, and are not as harsh as you > would expect. > > Doug Braun > '72 Spit
Everyone: I wish to send a word of caution about KYB shocks. While they may be fine for the later cars with long axles, I have discovered that they aren't so fine on earlier cars with the short axles. The problem is that they are gas charged and therefore seek to extend themselves to the top position. This causes the car to develop and retain a positive camber stance as if the car were jacked up in the rear. It only compresses when the car is heavily loaded in the rear. Obviously, this is not a good thing for the early cars. People have even purchased camber compensators thinking that it would solve this and were very disappointed when it did not. But changing the shocks to non-gas charged ones solved the problem. Cheers, Joe /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
