CUTHBERT'S KINGPIN GAITERS
donated by Cuthbert Twillie May, 21, 2003 from his book "A Yank in Malvern".

I have lived with my Morgans at the end of 2.5 km sand and gravel road for 30 years. That means any time I have used them (frequently) I must travel 5kms on a grit filled surface. But I no longe use gaiters. They try to solve a problem most of us do not have anymore. I have found that a regular pressure spray of the area is FAR more effective.

Rebound gaiters were/are and effort to preserve the mild steel front end on older Morgans that haven't switched to hardchromes, or for those of us who who aren't too fussy about keeping the area clean. But the use is analagous to our need for a verstigial organ such as an appendix of tonsils, Their goal was to keep grease in and the grit/water out and stop the lower part of the old mild steel kingpins from rusting and grinding away at the bushes. Grit and water However, most homemade gaiters can actually do the opposite.inevitably enters at pressured speed and greasy gaiters hold them there. The gaiters also do not encourage the very necessary cleaning as they must be removed and that is extra and dirty work. Yet if you use one of them, I strongly suggest that the gaiter be removed and the grit thoroughly washed out of them despite the extra time it takes in comparison to no gaiters at all! Most  gaiter efforts that would have been better left off. Aesthetically, they look analogous to a full diaper..oddly place on a beautiful car.

On the right below is something professionally designed and made. David Rutherford, the Morgan suspension guru, fit them over the rebound springs at installation. They ideally did the trick, were minimalist and looked good. They cost very little. They may be still available from New Elms in the UK. Whatever you do avoid buying homemade gaiters unless you experiement with your own first. They take minutes to make costlessly and you will save yourself hassles and save rather than paying predators. 

 With hardchromed kingpins or Factory stainless ones (which wear faster), regular cleaning (pressure spray) and greasing, is a smarter simpler solution. More attractive as well.  N.B. I also found that the top gaiter is unnecessary. Webmaster 

RUTHERFORD REBOUND SPRING GAITERS
by Lorne Goldman September 2009 , updated again in 2020

Gaiters, if you have ss or hardchromes and choose to use them at all, should be put on the lower spring rebound only. Covering the upper main spring is merely an affectation on any trad. 

Here (to the right) is something professionally designed and made. David Rutherford, the Morgan suspension guru, fit them over the rebound springs at installation. He never used anything on the Main Spring, and neither did Peter Mulberry. But I have installed these on a friend's car when redoing his front suspension. They do the trick, are minimalist and actually look good. They cost very little. 2£ from memory. They may be still available from New Elms. To clean, merely lift them and spray. However, they can only be installed when the front end is disassembled. 

  

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