Peter/Heinz,

I'm following your exchanges with interest.

I should firstly explain that I used to do clubman racing (Formula 750) in the UK in the 1980s & 90s. On my race car, I normally ran a front rear bias (say 6:4 clicks on a 0-11 range) as this promoted sharper turn in and maintained rear grip, though this may have been car specific.

My Plus 4 has AVOs which I "inherited" with 3 clicks front and 2 rear. It's my first Morgan and, compared with our 'day to day' cars, at first I thought that the shocks were a little too firm for road use. So, I set out to understand their range (15 clicks) and then decided to back them off to zero and work upwards.

IMHO - Zero all round was more comfortable, but the front of the car was too bouncy, and the rear too soft, bottoming too easily. For now, I've settled on 2 front and 1 rear, mainly for comfort reasons (and to keep SWMBO happy)... and the handling is ~OK for restrained road trips. It would be interesting to try a track day. The 2:1 setup would clearly be too soft, and I would probably be looking towards 4:3 and upwards.

You rear bias whilst limiting the rear bottoming may lead to the car being a little 'tail happy' in extremis, particularly in transition. Thoughts?




Philip.