Leggy Front shocks. - DuttonOwners2024-03-29T06:04:57Zhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/forum/topics/leggy-front-shocks?commentId=2398922%3AComment%3A244970&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWell i've now relocated the s…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2018-09-15:2398922:Comment:2449702018-09-15T13:53:52.803ZScott Grimsonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/ScottGrimson
<p>Well i've now relocated the shocks with the bottom on the TCA like the series 1 Leggys. Looks much better but my lower mounting point is further inboard than on the original Duttons so my 180 springs are nowhere near stiff enough, tried some 275 springs from a friend but they were too soft too!!! think i'm going to be looking at about 450 instead.</p>
<p>Well i've now relocated the shocks with the bottom on the TCA like the series 1 Leggys. Looks much better but my lower mounting point is further inboard than on the original Duttons so my 180 springs are nowhere near stiff enough, tried some 275 springs from a friend but they were too soft too!!! think i'm going to be looking at about 450 instead.</p> ordered the new shocks today,…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-04-11:2398922:Comment:2326002017-04-11T20:00:25.612ZScott Grimsonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/ScottGrimson
<p>ordered the new shocks today, Gaz gold and gone with 180 Ib springs.</p>
<p>Be interesting to see what difference they make.</p>
<p>ordered the new shocks today, Gaz gold and gone with 180 Ib springs.</p>
<p>Be interesting to see what difference they make.</p> My Legerra currently seems pr…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-04-04:2398922:Comment:2325532017-04-04T19:18:24.760ZJames Doultonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesDoulton
<p>My Legerra currently seems pretty reasonable on the road but it wallows like a hippo over bumps at Castle Combe, so I think it is rather under-damped. That's why I need new rear dampers, with adjustment on them.</p>
<p>My Legerra currently seems pretty reasonable on the road but it wallows like a hippo over bumps at Castle Combe, so I think it is rather under-damped. That's why I need new rear dampers, with adjustment on them.</p> Agree to a point with you Ver…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-04-03:2398922:Comment:2323992017-04-03T18:51:20.562ZScott Grimsonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/ScottGrimson
<p>Agree to a point with you Vern, the science is great and can really help getting a car in the right ball park but it'll only get you so far, nothing beats taking it for a blast and seeing how it feels. I just need to get close first because what i have is nowhere near!!! </p>
<p>Agree to a point with you Vern, the science is great and can really help getting a car in the right ball park but it'll only get you so far, nothing beats taking it for a blast and seeing how it feels. I just need to get close first because what i have is nowhere near!!! </p> Oh! he's still with us, I nea…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-04-02:2398922:Comment:2322832017-04-02T20:58:10.629ZDave Taylorhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/DaveTaylor
<p>Oh! he's still with us, I nearly arranged to send flowers.</p>
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<p>Oh! he's still with us, I nearly arranged to send flowers.</p>
<p></p> I'm with BV, if it feels righ…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-04-02:2398922:Comment:2322782017-04-02T14:26:22.337ZAdrian Southgatehttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/AdrianSouthgate
<p>I'm with BV, if it feels right then it probably is right. The green leggy is still a little bouncy up front but it grips really well and doesn't rattle my bones too much.</p>
<p>I'm with BV, if it feels right then it probably is right. The green leggy is still a little bouncy up front but it grips really well and doesn't rattle my bones too much.</p> "Rolls like a galleon" I like…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-04-02:2398922:Comment:2324542017-04-02T14:19:40.825ZSteve Kerswellhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/steveKerswell
<p>"Rolls like a galleon" I like that, I agree to many want comfort and precise handling, it ain't gonna happen :-)</p>
<p>"Rolls like a galleon" I like that, I agree to many want comfort and precise handling, it ain't gonna happen :-)</p> Forget all the 'calculations'…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-04-02:2398922:Comment:2320312017-04-02T13:42:43.242ZBig Vernhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/BigVern
<p>Forget all the 'calculations', wheel frequency nonsence etc, what does it feel like to drive. Go drive the car as it is and make a list of how it feels to drive, what you like/dont like. Go drive other sports cars and do the same. Lost of people are 'conditioned' by their everyday mogadon motors and have unrealistic expectations of what a sports car should feel like. FWIW my 16plate mx5 2.0l sport nav has soft springs, bilstein (hard) dampers and a rear arb from 1/8th welding wire, It rolls…</p>
<p>Forget all the 'calculations', wheel frequency nonsence etc, what does it feel like to drive. Go drive the car as it is and make a list of how it feels to drive, what you like/dont like. Go drive other sports cars and do the same. Lost of people are 'conditioned' by their everyday mogadon motors and have unrealistic expectations of what a sports car should feel like. FWIW my 16plate mx5 2.0l sport nav has soft springs, bilstein (hard) dampers and a rear arb from 1/8th welding wire, It rolls like a galleon in a stiff breeze and on a bumpy road blurrs your vision. Needless to say it'll be getting stiffer springs and a thicker arb very soon!</p> I'm of the same school of tho…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-04-02:2398922:Comment:2323612017-04-02T13:05:17.061ZJames Doultonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesDoulton
<p>I'm of the same school of thought as Dave Adams on spring rates. I currently have 160lb/in at the front and 130lb/in at the back. I am going to change the back to stop the car hitting the bump stops and to stop the diff flange hitting the transmission tunnel when the car is fully loaded with camping gear etc. I have bought (but not yet fitted) 140/95B12 dampers for my Legerra, which are 2" longer than my existing Spax and give me an extra inch of travel. I chose 10" springs of 200lb/in. This…</p>
<p>I'm of the same school of thought as Dave Adams on spring rates. I currently have 160lb/in at the front and 130lb/in at the back. I am going to change the back to stop the car hitting the bump stops and to stop the diff flange hitting the transmission tunnel when the car is fully loaded with camping gear etc. I have bought (but not yet fitted) 140/95B12 dampers for my Legerra, which are 2" longer than my existing Spax and give me an extra inch of travel. I chose 10" springs of 200lb/in. This choice was the result of lots of calculations in order to prevent the car from hitting the bump stops going over some of my local obstacles - I measured the ramps on the 'plateau' zebra crossings by measuring off photos (the ramps rise 90mm over 1500mm which is almost exactly 1 degree). I modelled the suspension travel using Excel and this confirmed that I am currently hitting the rear bump stops, but with my longer travel and different springs then I won't.</p>
<p>I haven't fitted them because I bought dampers with the same sized eye at both ends but the lower fixing pins are a larger diameter. That stalled the modification programme and I haven't got back to that, yet.</p> Yeah i was thinking about 180…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-04-02:2398922:Comment:2320292017-04-02T11:26:34.128ZScott Grimsonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/ScottGrimson
<p>Yeah i was thinking about 180 myself, going to phone Procomp in the week, Matt really knows his stuff he set up my mates Autotune Gemini and it's the best handling car ive ever been in!!!!</p>
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<p>Yeah i was thinking about 180 myself, going to phone Procomp in the week, Matt really knows his stuff he set up my mates Autotune Gemini and it's the best handling car ive ever been in!!!!</p>
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