Front Telescopic Shocker Conversion

Post by **iwsmithy** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:11 pm

I am rebuilding the front suspension of my Minor which has had a front telescopic shocker conversion carried out on it. I've noticed that the front Lever arms still work as they should, ie they still provide some damping force, whereas I thought they were disabled when the tele shock conversion was carried out by removing a valve or something?. Does anyone know if this is correct, and if so how do I modify mine to disable them? Cheers.

IWsmithy. Owner of possibly the smallest working Pickup in the world!

Post by **aupickup** » Tue May 31, 2005 8:53 pm

hi yes you take the valve out and cut it just behind the threaded part and then screw it back in, the damper should be free to move up and down
without any resistance

Post by **sinky_aps** » Tue May 31, 2005 9:02 pm

I've never bothered with this - if it worked well before it still will.

Post by **aupickup** » Tue May 31, 2005 9:05 pm

well i thought the point of using tele shocks was to avoid the damping on the original ones and go with the tele shocks otherwise surly there is no point in having the tele shocks on????

Post by **plastic_orange** » Tue May 31, 2005 9:44 pm

It depends what teles you put on - if it's spax or koni adjustables then perhaps ok, but if it's the mini shock, then they need all the help they can get. Depends whether you like a firmer ride or not - keep the originals with heavier fluid rather than using standard mini ones. When I bought a fiat twin cam minor for my son it had a tele conversion with mini shocks (owen burton I believe), and when I rebuilt the suspension due to it handling like a beached whale I noticed the valves were missing. I replaced them and filled with heavier oil, and voila - proper handling.

Post by **aupickup** » Tue May 31, 2005 9:49 pm

of course should have asked what type he had
thanks

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:31 pm

Yes - I have fitted tele dampers on the front of my Traveller - big ones, off the back end of a Viva I think, brand new when I got them. And I have kept the standard dampers in working order, filled with 20w50 engine oil. The damping is fantastic - keep the standard dampers working (the thick oil is up to you). Colin Chapman always worked with soft springing and tip-top damping - because it WORKS !