Originally Posted by 1854sailor
Originally Posted by JohnPlus8
That's great to hear, is the Rutherford conversion similar to the SSL one for the rear?
And if so, do you know how it compared on price?
Thanks

The Rutherford conversion replaces the Armstrong lever action shock absorbers with tubular units and retains the leaf springs. The SSL system replaces the entire rear suspension with a 5 link system including coil over shock absorbers and a Panhard rod. The SSL is 10X the cost of the Rutherford.

Maybe worth mentioning that when converting the live axle to coil over damper suspension axle location normally provided by leaf springs is needed. In fact this is a blessing as torque reaction is positively controlled by a pair of trailing upper and lower links plus panhard rod. I would add that MMC provided their own version with bracketry for links firmly welded to live axle. Used on later Roadsters, ARP4 and ARV6 it's known as their 5 link suspension.

The retro fit similar SSL kit is shown here fitted and bolts via brackets to normal live axle.

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Richard

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