The shock absorber (or more corectly "damper") prevents harmonic motion - "bounce" - in the suspension. The springs support the car, not the shocks. Presumably a shock from a heavier car would result in a firmer ride on the DeLorean, but it's a case of "suck it and see". Doesn't the Deorean have a firmer ride than the cars mentioned anyway? Martin #1458 jv_espey wrote: > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, jwit6@xxxx wrote: > > I'm just curious, and hope that someone can answer this for me intelligently. > Wouldn't there be some disadvantage to using shocks from a FRONT engine > car in the DeLorean application? I mean, think of the weight distribution in the > DeLorean (35/65) versus either of the cars mentioned. Can someone explain > to me why this is not factor? > > James