[DeTomaso] Bigger-Better-Heavy Duty Shocks for Silver StateWOOPS - No Slacker Content
Mad Dog Antenucci
teampantera at yahoo.com
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
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From: "Mad Dog Antenucci"
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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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