[DeTomaso] Bigger-Better-Heavy Duty Shocks for Silver StateWOOPS - No Slacker Content

Art Stephens artstephens at charter.net
Wed Sep 26 01:42:30 EDT 2007


       At the risk of stating the obvious,  why don't you just slow down for 
the bumps?  How many are there?  How much trouble would it be to place 
temporary signs half a mile before you hit them?

Art



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mad Dog Antenucci" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
To: <JDeRyke at aol.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bigger-Better-Heavy Duty Shocks for Silver 
StateWOOPS - No Slacker Content


> JACK - SEE ANSWERS BELOW IN CAPS AFTER <<<<<<
>
> JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:    In a message dated 9/25/07 10:05:01 AM, 
> teampantera at yahoo.com writes:
>
>> ...adding a stop on top of springs to eliminate the 'full 
>> compression'....
>> the negative to that suggestion is others have suggested it could also 
>> cause
>> wheel hop 'at speed' on full compression which could lead to loss of 
>> control
>> and an off road 4x4 excursion.....
>>
> Correct. Stiff springs & short shock-travel is for smooth roads/tracks 
> only.
> There are some special rubber bump-stops for most coil-overs but I think 
> your
> situation calls for longer shocks and slightly stiffer springs. I think 
> you
> were on the right track to raise the car up for the expected bumpy roads a 
> few
> years ago. What spring strengths are you now running front & back?
>  <<<<<<<IF I RECALL CORRECTLY 450 FRONTS AND 750 REARS...YES I DID RAISE 
> THE SUSPENSION HEIGHT FOR MEXICO LA CARRERA RACE BUT DID NOT LIKE THE WAY 
> THE PANTERA HANDLED SO I DROPPED IT BACK DOWN.
>   >
>>   If YOU have a contact name of anyone you have personally dealed with on
>> customized shocks for off-road conditions send it to me. I gotta figure 
>> those
>> guys who are running offroad at 150 mph can help where roundy-rounders 
>> can't.
>>
> As I understand it, its simple- they increase the shock travel- up to 24" 
> and
> raise the vehicle way up. Check the front subframe connection points where
> they are welded to the front firewall. What happened to you is exactly 
> what
> broke Larry Stock's front subframes clean off the car late last year. His 
> front
> end was then only held on by his chassis stiffener bars! Good luck- J 
> DeRyke
>  <<<<<<<<<<THANKS JACK.....BUT FORGET ABOUT THE 24-36" SHOCK TRAVEL ;-}>
>
>  MY PANTERA IS STILL A STREET PANTERA...ITS NOT A RACE CAR....THIS IS THE 
> 3RD OR 4TH TIME AT SILVER STATE I HAVE HIT FULL COMPRESSION IN DIPS...DICK 
> AND I INSPECTED SUBFRAME CONNECTIONS POINTS BEFORE AND AFTER ON HIS SHOP 
> LIFT AND EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.   I HAVE BENT THE REAR QUARTER PANELS IN 
> THE PAST ON THE DIPS...TWICE I CRACKED THE REAR WINDOW BUT MY SUBFRAME 
> CONNECTION POINTS ARE OKAY....I ADDED REINFORCING/GUSSETING ON FRAME WHEN 
> WE REBUILD THE PANTERA.
>
>  FATTY LARRY AND HIS NAVIGATOR HAD ABOUT 400+ POUNDS OF FAT IN THE CAR 
> WHEN THEY GOT FULL COMPRESSION...ME AND THE BABY JEZUS BOBBLE HEAD 
> NAVIGATOR ARE DOWN TO 175 POUNDS!  STILL NOT ENOUGH;-]>
>
>
>
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