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My 1994 +8 had done 27K. During this time it gradually developed the "nodding dog" syndrome meaning the whole front of the car would bounce up and down while driving. I make no pretense of understanding the theory behind Morgan's trad front suspension. I contacted Peter Ballard (SSL) who I found very helpful. I asked if the SSL system would stop the nodding dog and he said yes.
Having dismantled the front suspension I thought it a good opportunity to change the king pins for hard chrome ones which are widely recommended. 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.