Colin, many thanks for the update, I had forgotten that spring assisters were used to help out vehicles with up to spec rear springs when used for towing heavy loads... Duh !
Seems a pity Aeons were not a simple fix for the Morgan spring foible, in that on a Trad the axle rides above the chassis, whereas in "normal" situations the axle rides below the chassis and the Aeon could easily be fixed to the chassis above the axle to assist the springs and act as a bump stop if and when needed... As I typed previously the TR2 of 1955 vintage had a hoop mounted to it`s chassis acting as a bump stop given it`s axle also was mounted above the chassis, no doubt manufacturing a straight chassis long-member was easier and less expensive than bending it in a bridge like shape to bend it over the axle..?
Beamed up Aeon, seems they still exist, though perhaps they are now moulded from chineseium these days as the company name has been sold to who knows where..!
https://hallite.com/global/digital_collateral/product_brochures/hallite_aeon_rubber_springs.pdfPeter, I would not determine my old +8`s handling as rubbish perhaps it has more of a "vintage ride" quality about it..but that is exactly the more involved motoring experience I was in search of when I bought my Morgan circa 2002.
Perhaps also worth considering is that most race cars seem to have little or no suspension travel, which may be why Morgans can hold their own and better on the track on occasion...? I suspect any race car suspension on the pot holed roads of today would be hard pressed to provide comfortable transport for folks of mature years, such as I... That perhaps being the case I can well see that maturing Morganeers are drawn to purveyors of suspension modifications promising a somewhat less jarring ride if they have a somewhat sagging rear end...(-: Though it seems there still some old style Morganeers happy to consider the issue, get the spanners out and have a go at redesigning the suspension to fit their work around.. It was ever thus..
