Double front shock absorber

[John Cornforth]

The idea behind these is that due to its fundamental design, the factory damper offers considerably less resistance when rolling (one arm going up and the other arm down) than it does when bouncing (both arms going up or down together). The twin armed type does not suffer this shortcoming, and will also have smooth friction surfaces without 80 years worth of corrosion.

I fitted one to my 1936 Pearl, and found that the "twitchiness" when entering and leaving a corner was reduced, and the car is generally more stable when cornering. It's not night and day, but when it comes to Sevens any handling improvement is welcome.