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Jul 7th, 2006, 13:12 | #1 |
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240GLT Rear Shock Absorbers?
Just having a look round the rear suspension of my '88 240GLT, only to find that one of the little spring clips for the pad retaining pins was missing (no dealer didn't have any either, never mind, ordered some, and made up a temporary one out of a bit of spring steel wire I happened to have lying about).
BUT, I noticed that the rear shock absorbers are not 'just' telescopic, but have a small gauge spring wound round them. This spring seats on a mount at the bottom of the shock absorber, and disappears up under a black rubber shroud about 6" long, at the top. Are these standard for the GLT? Or an aftermarket fit or factory option. I have had a look, but can't find a makers name or label on them. Any information would be welcome.
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Jul 7th, 2006, 13:44 | #2 |
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Hi,
I had a set of those on a 360 GLT. I believe they are tensioners to toughen up the rear suspension. Mainly there to add support for when you are towing. Has the added benefit/disadvantage (depending on your point of view) of making the ride of the car a bit "harder" (not as spongy) as regular. Des. . .
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Jul 7th, 2006, 22:08 | #3 |
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240 GLT had ordinary rear shocks except for 90 model year which had nyvomats ( self levelllers)
The ones you have are accessory replacememnts The standard rear shocks work well , the nivomats give you a liitlle bit of understeer, you want the back end to sit down and let the front come up and ride around the corners so good quality non self levelling will give the best handling Best GLT rear mod is the rear anti roll bar Richard |
Jul 8th, 2006, 20:45 | #4 |
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Fitting a set of our SPAX adjustables to the rear of my brothers car made a realy big difference - also makes the towing springs work better.
I think I have an old set of those rear dampers in the shed!! Maybe more than 1 set even. |
Jul 11th, 2006, 13:15 | #5 |
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My 1989 GL has an extra pair of small springs set inside the main ones. They are separate from the shock absorbers, which are just the standard ones. They can have very little compression in themselves compared with the main outer springs, but presumably serve the same function as double valve springs - to smooth out resonance?
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