homemade shocks

[Big Vern]

Interesting john,
These drawings appera to have been 'ripped off' from some race team or other.
1) How will you 'gas' them up without a filling rig and how do you know the 'valving and shim stack' is what will work with the haynes roadster?
2) How will they be adjusted ie shims for the shimstack etc. These parts are beyond the abilities of the home mechanic and to buy in the parts (even if a damper manufacturer will sell them to you) will cost more than the coil over you're trying to avoild buying......
Yes Coil overs are annoyingly expensive but people are still prepared to spend loads on tuned engines and fancy wheels so I don't see what there is to complain about! It's just a matter of project priorities.
Perhaps it's just a reflection of the people here that style is more important than substance, but I'd rather get the basics right first.

BV.