Rick Draper
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Registered: 10th Feb 01
Location: Cheshire
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Potentially for sale i have a pair of Leda remote reservoir front struts. They are in very, very good condition and have hardly been used (less than 500 miles on them since i bought them).
They were made with shortened strut tubes so do not suffer from bottoming out like some do.
The tube lengths are as follows:
10.5" Tube,
5.5" Stroke.
Where the strut bolts to the hub one of the holes has a eccentric nut to set camber.
£650 ono or £700 with a pair of just refurbished gaz rear coilovers.
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neo2
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Registered: 24th Apr 01
Location: north east durham
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nice
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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whats the idea of a remote resiovor?
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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this is the same sort of system the clio trophy uses. quality stuff
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Rick Draper
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Registered: 10th Feb 01
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WHAT IS A REMOTE RESERVOIR FOR?
All dampers require something to compress internally to allow the rod to enter the body, in the case of a gas monotube this is achieved using a floating piston and a compressible volume of nitrogen.
A damper with a remote reservoir either on a hose or piggybacked onto the side of the shock allows the length of the main shock absorber to be reduced by moving the floating piston assembly to the side, and a much larger volume of nitrogen may be used which has a more consistent pressure during the rod stroke.
As the piston rod is pushed into the top of the body tube, an identical volume of oil is displaced into the remote reservoir. Placing valves in the head of the remote reservoir canister allows us to vary the damping rate in compression as oil is passed through it during the compression stroke. An additional benefit is the ability to cool the nitrogen by mounting the reservoir where there is cooling airflow and away from sources of heat, this will keep the nitrogen at a more constant pressure and help with consistent damping. Remote reservoirs also allow us easier access to the compression valve adjustment knobs.
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Rick Draper
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Registered: 10th Feb 01
Location: Cheshire
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TTT
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corsagsigav
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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wish i had £700 wud have these off your hands in a heart beat.wish somebody would by my turbo!!!!!
[Edited on 16-08-2009 by corsagsigav]
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