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On 26 Feb 99, at 16:12, Forsman/Harris wrote: > Mike wrote: "How, with these shocks, do the mounts become load-bearing as > opposed to using any other shocks?" > > My understanding is that regular shocks don't carry any of the weight of > the car, but simply work as dampners to slow down the play of the > suspension. The load of the car is carried by either springs or, in our > case, torsion bars (which are a kind of spring, too). This is correct, but in order for the shocks to do damping, their mounts must be made strong enough to also support weight. Thus there is no problem with the CONCEPT of air- or coil over- shocks. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org