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It was all going so well...
Had a brilliant run over the Whisky Trail, drove over the Lecht and was running down Donside when there was a loud thwack and a wallow...
Now home, bottle opened, Japanese food delivered, dismantling and investigation will commence tomorrow. Anyone care to guess what my thoughts are about Suplex at the moment?
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Drive on the Wild Side Part of the Furniture
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Sorry you had a nasty failure and pleased it did not result in a serious issue. Maybe the shocker has a metallurgy failure? Hopefully just one of those things an not a design issue.
Adrian
Buggered Off, to a modern none leaky car, heart's still ticking
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Hope the rebuild goes smoothly. Its probably already in your plan but it's best to check the other side.
Martin (Deano)
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That's a bit of a blow....glad that you managed to pull over ok. Good luck in getting it sorted out.
Jays
Former Morgan owner. Gone but hopefully not forgotten!
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Learner Plates Off!
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Just a few comments, this obviously should not have happened.
1. The dampers are made by B.A.D 'Black Art Design', not by SUPLEX.
2. The original M3W suspension was developed in conjunction with Morgan factory with the SUPLEX/B.A.D dampers and they did fit. Drive one of the remaining demo cars fitted with these units and see the difference from the SPAX.
3. The Morgan factory used these SUPLEX/B.A.D units on their M3W in preference to the SPAX units for their run to the North Cape, better ride and handling and no bump steer.
4. The original exhaust down pipe shape was changed that resulted in the units not fitting later cars so well, this is well established.
Still, failures like this are not acceptable, ever.
PJB
Consultant to SUPLEX on the four wheeler projects.
4/4 2.0 Zetec SSL front and rear
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Very sorry to see that Calum and all the best with the fix.
Neil
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So what's next move, more Suplex or refit original Spax as at least they fit & are not known to break (so far)?
Tim
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So what's next move, more Suplex or refit original Spax as at least they fit & are not known to break (so far)?
Tim Or a nice, if expensive, pair of custom Ohlins??
Peter,
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No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
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Original Spax are back on and have got an enquiry off to Ohlins. Fair chance it will end up being the adjustable Spax that go on but want to find out just what options and at what price from Ohlins. Yellow springs are faster...ask any bike racer.
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