Re: 1948 22nd Series : Damper to rear sway bar

Posted by Michael Evans On 2014/12/23 9:28:13

Well can hardly believe I'm back so soon - this is because I've had an Email from my Restorer this morning and he has come up with the following which sounds good to me and I'm passing it by you all for any comments please : he now thinks that a normal vehicle suspension shock absorber will probably be too strong as they are made to cope with heavy cornering loads, he has worked on cars with a steering box with a steering damper built in to absorb kick back through the steering and has sourced a good second hand Land Rover Discovery steering damper which has a hydraulic shock absorber at one end which has a screwed fitting that will fit to the Packard at one end whilst at the other the small ball joint from the Packard will be removed and replaced with a "Rose" joint to take the modified Discovery damper.

Hope I've described things accurately but attached is a photo to help - any thoughts - ideas - comments or
criticisms please let me have them.

Michael

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