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Old 04-24-2019, 07:26 AM
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Hi Someday

Those little rubber Shock Absorber Bushes have a really dramatic effect on Body Roll, so worth experimenting until you get the handling you like

My MOT Tester who missed these because they had rotted away, actually did me a favour because as I wanted to use the Car and got fed up with the banging sound that seemed to be coming from underneath the floor, I decided to make my own

So I Cut some out of a piece of Scrap Rubber (of the right thickness) and I couldn't believe the difference that they made

But the ideal combination for me, is rubber ones under the Wing/Fender and the Top ones cut from a Nylon Chopping Board

The difference was incredible and now She Corners as flat as a Pancake!
 
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Old 04-24-2019, 08:24 AM
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Nylon chopping board? You mean the standard sort of plasticky sort of chopping board? Or is this a special sort that I'm not familiar with? Because my plastic chopping board (no idea if it's nylon) is pretty hard, and I would imagine most chopping boards are.
 
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Old 04-24-2019, 12:10 PM
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Hi Someday

Just a Bog Standard Nylon Chopping Board and not one that shatters when you hit it with a FBH but under the Wing/Fender I used rubber ones to help absorb the impact of the bounce
 
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Old 04-24-2019, 06:23 PM
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Huh.
Okay, I would love to know the thought processes behind you deciding to use a chopping board to absorb shocks. Because they're good at absorbing blows from knives? Did you experiment with a range of weird and wonderful materials?
"Hmm. Dry toast doesn't work very well, even with grilled cheese. How about used chewing gum?"
 
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