1988 wedge front shocks

[mac123yre]

can any one tell what car are my front shocks from, is it a cortina or granada & where they up rates ? thanks chaps

[blaineuk]

they are tvr only i think.

[350zwelgje]

As mentioned before TVR.
Have Gaz adjustables myself. Avon do non- and adjustable ones. RT provides red lines I think. Plenty of possibilities at not to bad prices and easy to buy.

Rob

[mac123yre]

DO YOU HAVE CONTACT DETAILS FOR AVON OR RT, have tried the net but keep getting eye liner when looking for Avon ( they not got my colour )

[chedder]

Voila! http://www.rtracing.co.uk

Chedder

[convert]

mac123yre said:

DO YOU HAVE CONTACT DETAILS FOR AVON OR RT, have tried the net but keep getting eye liner when looking for Avon ( they not got my colour )

Probably because they'll be AVO, not Avon... Also Koni did some.

I have seen OE Armstrong ones come up on fleabay as well.

[mightymouse]

I have AVO's on my 350i.
Reasonable price and quick delivery from them direct.
Better than standard ones 'cause then you can set car up to how you feel is right same as any adjustable ones.

Just be carefull you don't shear the wishbone fixed bolts when you take the old shockers off or put new ones on
Takes a while to drill them out and slide fit normal new ones especially if doing still on car

[taimar78]

I also fitted AVOs to my wedge and have been quite pleased with the product. Of course, the new springs fitted at the same time helped too!

[JR]

convert said:

mac123yre said:

DO YOU HAVE CONTACT DETAILS FOR AVON

Probably because they'll be AVO, not Avon... Also Koni did some.

I have seen OE Armstrong ones come up on fleabay as well.

Had Avons on my car but like quite a few others they siezed. Konis were best dynamically but seem to be very difficult to get hold of now. Armstrong as a firm have done some great engineering but their wedge dampers were not their finest hour. Avons are best cosmetically though.

[mac123yre]

thanks chaps

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Other option is to fit Steve Heath's coil overs.

[adam quantrill]

Spax also did front shocks - I have some on the 350i. Like Koni's they are adjustable but unlike Koni's you can do it with the shock installed, as the adjuster is externally accessible.

Koni's might be marginally better but the convenience of being able to adjust them means the Spax's are more practical.

[grahamw48]

RT's 'Redlines' are easily adjustable too...on-car.

[JR]

adam quantrill said:

Spax also did front shocks - I have some on the 350i.

Although very popular in the late 80s Spax fell out of favour for quality and other issues. Koni adjustment is such that really you have to own them to appreciate waht a pain it really is, lol.