Counter weights

aa010175 · Post by **aa010175** » Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:30 pm

Do all 62/63 convertibles have front counter weights are just the roadster? Where are they located? Thanks Dave

Giantrider · Post by **Giantrider** » Fri Dec 08, 2023 2:58 pm

To my
Knowledge, counter weights only
In Roadster. Was reason why Roadster is a tad heavier

kbuhagiar · Post by **kbuhagiar** » Fri Dec 08, 2023 7:38 pm

Roadster only? Not on the convertible?

What were their purpose?

Alan H. Tast · Post by **Alan H. Tast** » Fri Dec 08, 2023 7:41 pm

aa010175 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:30 pm Do all 62/63 convertibles have front counter weights are just the roadster? Where are they located? Thanks Dave

The ebay ad pictures look NOTHING like the cornering weights/vibration dampers used in the trunk or the front corners of a '62 Sports Roadster! Only early '62 Sports Roadsters and convertibles had cornering weights. The front corner weights look like "Teller" land mines; the rear weights in the trunk are large metal brick-like items. Both are supported by metal bar brackets, with an additional bar and a fabric pad that made contact on the sides of the weights to help reduce vibration transfer, supposedly due to the use of wire wheels. The need for them was engineered out of the cars after early production.
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