There are those who would say (GoMog) only change one thing at a time in order to find what really works. I entirely agree but who wants to strip a front suspension twice when you can get away with once? New king pins and the SSL front suspension stopped the nodding dog completely. There was also the bonus of much lighter steering because the kit replaces the traditional steering damper blades with a bearing. So my +8 had great benefit from the conversion and new king pins.
You misunderstood Calypso. My apologies. I was speaking to Montegue:s research (which intrigued me) and the testing/evaluating of
components and solutions..based on Luddite:s wisdom. In fact that is what you bought. The hardchromes you are now using are an
example, the steering races you fit are another. They have all been popularized and become part of our cars after long testing and
internet diebate. The greatest source of trad progress has always been ex-Factory. We trust others, most often the MMC. A car
purchase is the largest single assembly of unknown parts we will ever enter into.
After the first 2--3 years of my Morgan ownership, with my mileage I was redoing the front end every year! It was silly. The first time
feels you have accomplished something and after that it is merely a PIA. I became convinced that the car could be made simpler,
more reliable. [i, Most times they are the same thing[/i]. A lovely and comfortable hyper light car that is very performant.. Currently,
with a wise choice of front components,, you can have a simple reliable front end that never needs an regular refreshing.
Morgan did not do that. We did.
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