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If that doesn=E2=80=99t get the ride you want, also via World Wide =
Imports and Peter Caldwell, I bought adjustable lever shocks for my TR3. =
so you can adjust your ride.
Rye
> On Aug 17, 2025, at 10:24 AM, Allen Hess <allen.k.hess@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> I have a 62/63 TR4 (straight axle) which by definition equals a =
=E2=80=9Cvery firm ride=E2=80=9D. I am wondering about replacing the =
damper oil with a lighter weight. Referring to Barney Gaylord=E2=80=99s =
page https://mgaguru.com/mgtech/suspensn/fs110.htm =
<https://mgaguru.com/mgtech/suspensn/fs110.htm> the standard weight oil =
is about 20W or ISO 68 (Peter Caldwell World Wide Imports). Hydraulic =
jack oil ISO 32 is 10W and fully compatible. I will call World Wide =
tomorrow for clarification. Has anyone tried this?
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> I=E2=80=99ll also try to grease the leaf springs as that was last done =
when I restored the car 25 years ago. That=E2=80=99s a bit of a job and =
can open a can or worms since spreading the clamps around the leaves can =
sometimes break.
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> owned since =E2=80=9867
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">If =
that doesn=E2=80=99t get the ride you want, also via World Wide Imports =
and Peter Caldwell, I bought adjustable lever shocks for my TR3. so you =
can adjust your ride.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Rye</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Aug 17, 2025, at 10:24 AM, Allen Hess =
<<a href=3D"mailto:allen.k.hess@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">allen.k.hess@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" =
class=3D""><div style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: =
space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I have a 62/63 TR4 =
(straight axle) which by definition equals a =E2=80=9Cvery firm ride=E2=80=
=9D. I am wondering about replacing the damper oil with a lighter =
weight. Referring to Barney Gaylord=E2=80=99s page <a =
href=3D"https://mgaguru.com/mgtech/suspensn/fs110.htm"; =
class=3D"">https://mgaguru.com/mgtech/suspensn/fs110.htm</a> the =
standard weight oil is about 20W or ISO 68 (Peter Caldwell World Wide =
Imports). Hydraulic jack oil ISO 32 is 10W and fully compatible. I will =
call World Wide tomorrow for clarification. Has anyone tried this?<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I=E2=80=99ll also try to =
grease the leaf springs as that was last done when I restored the car 25 =
years ago. That=E2=80=99s a bit of a job and can open a can or worms =
since spreading the clamps around the leaves can sometimes =
break.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Allen</div><div class=3D"">owned since =E2=80=9867</div></div>*=
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