If it was me, I'd be beating a path to Bilstein .
So I gather!
You have convinced me to try them back-to-back against other shocks in my collection.
I love trying new stuff back-to-back. I shall do so when I next have my Morgan under me.
Bilstein is a giant long standing German suspension expert that supplies products to Porsche, Mercedes, Aston Martin and many more..
Yes. But Bilstein lists no shockers for Morgan trads. Links just below. That is very much like other shock offerings aside from the Rutherfords. And as I noted, Morgans are very different from other cars, with their flexing chassis and the ultra light weight. May I have the part# so I can buy what you have and we can check which other cars they are made for.
https://www.bilstein-shocks.co.uk/https://workshop.bilstein.com/en/It's always sad to see another British manufacturer go under, but TBH I was glad to see the back of my rear AVOs as they were completely shot with zero resistance when I removed them after just 8,000 miles service.
Once again. Can you note where and who you bought them from? And your part #s PLEASE.
[quote=Montegue] they did get a very hard life due to the terrible soft Morgan leaf springs
?????? You mean sagged springs or soft springs? Very different things.
AVO coil-overs on my Mulfab front wishbone conversion, and also I had a bubblegum bush go on one of them too. To get the front end working to its best, I kept winding the adjusters up a click at a time and over many weeks until I ran out of adjustment, they're now just one click off full hard which is the only acceptable setting they offer.
That shouldn't have helped. As I mentioned earlier, the adjustment ability of all "adjustable" shocks is destroyed after a tiny bit of driving. You have a different front end than the rest of us, and I cannot speak to it, though I have tried Peter's front end. BTW, when did you purchase these front shocks? Dear Peter had a shop he shared with Chas for a long time and I recall he did not use Rutherford AVOs during that period. He used Chas' type AVOs. Peter is a gentleman
Nonetheless. I will try your rear Bilsteins soon if I can have their numbers. I am looking forward to it. I can compare them on my favorite suspension test road against many others,
though the AVOs were the best the last time I did comparison testing My loyalties are ultimately to other Morgan owners, not anyone in the supply side despite deep some friendships.
Thank you for your information! Fun stuff.
gmg
