panichat
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 06:36 PM |
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North-south shocks
Your opinions please.
Is this set up ok? (There should be a photo!)
By my reckoning there should be less unwanted movement than an east-west set up, but has anone else tried it?
Thanks
Dave
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coozer
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 06:41 PM |
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The shocking truth is here in the North we dont earn the 'average wage' that people in the south get.
Does that answer your query???
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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panichat
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 06:48 PM |
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No photo appeared...
..but I'll try again
[Edited on 18/11/07 by panichat]
[Edited on 18/11/07 by panichat]
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 06:56 PM |
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Rear view
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panichat
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 06:56 PM |
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OK - I admit defeat.
The image appears in the photo archive, but I can't get it to appear here for some reason!
I'll try a verbal description -
Live escort rear axle with the shock absorbers rotated 90 degrees from the book design so that the bolts go through front to back instead of side to
side.
Sorry , it should have been so simple.
Coozer - the truth is indeed shocking 
Dave
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 06:57 PM |
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your photo didnt work because, looking at it, you copied the url from the address bar at the top. Instead, right click the picture, select properties,
and use this url. You were trying to display the entire page as an image. 
Your shocks look fine, though a close up would help.
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panichat
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 07:00 PM |
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Thanks...
for the photo help.
Cheers
Dave
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 09:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
The shocking truth is here in the North we dont earn the 'average wage' that people in the south get.
Does that answer your query???
Then don't be average! 
[Edited on 18/11/07 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 18/11/07 at 11:11 PM |
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The GTS car has the shock bushes in north-south alignment, and FWIW I think it's a better way of doing things to minimise stress on the
metalastic bushes.
However, there are lots of live axled cars with the bushes mounted the other way, so clearly it's not overly critical.
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Macbeast
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| posted on 19/11/07 at 07:51 AM |
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Looking at it, if the outside wheel goes up with respect to the nearside (for example) the bottom end of the shock would move slightly inwards so N-S
bolts would be good.
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panichat
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| posted on 19/11/07 at 08:07 PM |
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Thanks everyone.
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 20/11/07 at 08:53 PM |
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Can you not get the dampers more vertical? As it is when the car rolls the dampers will become more angled and so you'll get a falling spring
rate the more the car leans, which isn't ideal.
Its not a catastrophic problem, but IMHO its worth rectifying if you can.
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