Rear damper compatibility

[67-2door]

Hi.
Are all rear dampers the same, ie will a pair of shocks from a traveller fit my 2dr saloon?
Thanks.

[simmitc]

Saloon, Traveller, & convertible all the same, LCVs are different. Wach out that some suppliers are selling new (not recon) units which are not the same as standard ones.

[bmcecosse]

If anyone comes up with a larger compatible rear damper - please let me know! MGB dampers are larger - but don't appear to have the same range of movement as Minor dampers.

[Trickydicky]

Roy,
Here is a "uprated" damper I have reconditioned myself, as you can see from the picture the bores and the bolt for the valve is larger, this where I think the 25% uprated comes from. The pivot arm is the same length as a standard minor damper and as is also the stroke. Also you can see a stamp of 11/73 on the body. I assume this is a date stamp which would mean that this damper was made after the Minor ceased production.
The only two differences I found was that you could get a 5/8" socket onto the nuts of the fixing bolts of a standard minor damper where as these you cannot, the filler plug is on the side and not the top otherwise the damper is a retrofit.

I bought the pair from a chap on here a couple of years ago who had them on his traveller and said they didn't leak, they did, so I ended up repairing my original dampers and keeping these as a spare set.
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[bmcecosse]

Interesting! Thanks for the pic.