[DeTomaso] Koni shock bushings?

[Göran Malmberg]

Rubbeer bushings for shocks is okay for a standard crusing car,
but not for a sportscar if we intend to drive it in a sporty fashion.
This is due to its flexibility that steals schock piston movements
away from wheel mowement. Particulary on fast small road bump
movements. this means that paying big bucks for exclusive
dampers will be much of a waist if using rubber mounts. Road
noise will however suffer some, but not to the same extent as
solid A-arm bushings since the schock is not solid but two parts.
We should NOT use solid metal bushings for schocks since the
working forces should be centred in the shock shaft and piston
system, where a solid bushing will create some bindings that
create shock wear. Spherical bearings is the way to go, that let
the shock rod come free from angle stress loads.
Regards
Goran
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "P. Rimov" <rimov at charter.net>
To: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Koni shock bushings?


> What about just making some brass bushings?  A bunch of us are running
> Carrera shocks that lack an bushing what so ever and are quite happy with
> their performance.
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 11:03 AM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Koni shock bushings?
>
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> Alain Guerin in France is helping to restore an original factory Gr3 race
>> Pantera #5512, which among other things competed in the Tour de France in
>> 1973.
>> The car is equipped with De Tomaso optional Koni shocks (not the modern
>> Konis
>> that Dennis Quella and Marino Perna sell, but rather the OEM replacement
>> shocks which use the stock springs).
>>
>> The bushings in these shocks are totally shot, and he's not having any
>> luck
>> sourcing replacements.   I seem to recall others here having the same
>> problem,
>> and ultimately a solution being reached.   Anybody have any leads?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
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