thicker oil for dampers
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:59 pm
hello team, think i'm going to put thicker oil in s dampers as remember reading it on here. whats the best oil to go for?
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:17 pm
Roy will be along soon to help you decide
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:38 pm
In the meantime I'll suggest straight 30 weightjonathon wrote:Roy will be along soon to help you decide
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:10 pm
Yes - SAE 30 or 40. That's NOT 10W40 - which is effectively 10 grade. You should get it in a small can at a motorcycle place - certainly Tesco have 30 grade for motor mowers ion small cans. Maybe a good starting grade.
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:10 pm
The stiffer the front suspension, the harder the road humps 
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:18 pm
No, quite the opposite - because it effectively damps out the movement and stops the suspension banging the bump stops - THAT'S when the suspension goes solid !
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:07 am
how much oil does it take to do all 4 dampers?
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:29 am
A 250ml bottle should do it.
Find a plastic syringe. It makes filling a doddle. If you try filling from a bottle its hard to pour accurately and you tend to get an airlock and it all spills out.
Find a plastic syringe. It makes filling a doddle. If you try filling from a bottle its hard to pour accurately and you tend to get an airlock and it all spills out.
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:05 pm
Well why does a modern car with soft coil spring suspension float fairly comfortably over road humps at 30mph and a Minor with hard torsion bar suspension feel as though it is hitting a wall at 15mph?No, quite the opposite
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:08 pm
Because it has decent damping! It also has longer suspension travel - before it hits the stops - but nbot easy to do much about that on a minor.