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

Wed Sep 26 02:05:29 EDT 2007

Oh man, its good Columbus or the Vikings didn't talk to you slackers 1st!!! 

  Your asking Mad Dawg to slow down?! ;-]>
  Okay I actually did slow down in the dips in May and still averaged 152 but the 'challenge' is to improve the ride and the speed from mile 58-62.  No, I am not slowing down but I did get some numbers for Eibach and Stillen is one of their authorized shops and both are close so I should have some added information tomorrow. 

Art Stephens <artstephens at charter.net> wrote:
  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" 
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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?
> <<<<<<> 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
> <<<<<<<<<
>
> 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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