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I have just replaced my rear shocks with a Tubular shock conversion kit

But the car now hits the rubber stoppers when it goes over any bump  it seems the shocks are to long or I have some how missed  something during the installation

any ideas

Chris

Chris, did you remove the lower spring plates and swap them side for side, inverting them as you did? Most shock conversions call for this to gain the extra distance for proper operation. The ears where the shock links attached should now point down instead of up as originally installed.

I installed a tube shock conversion on my Midget years ago, but since that time I've heard so many reports of bottoming such as you're experiencing and other problems I'm now leaning in favor of a good set of rebuilt or new lever action shocks instead of a tube conversion. I'd change mine back except for the panhard rod bracket I incorporated into the shock mount which I don't want to redo. My MGA will definitely stay with lever action shocks.

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'73 Midget (V6)
'59 MGA (I6) under construction
'73 Lotus Europa

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Hello Chris.

Bill's comment start out as mine do when people install one of these kits in the variety of cars they are available for but have problems.

Brackets installed wrongly, and cases where people don't understand the directions and do something differently than they should, are the key reasons for bottoming out or overextending the piston in the shock.

Blaine Graham, Moss Technical Support

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