[DeTomaso] Shock recomendations

[Ken Green]

Tony,
 
    I made a quick measure of the distance between shock mounting point centers with the lower control arms eyeballed to be horizontal, and came out with about 15 inches.  I think someone said that the optimal height is when the lower control arms are horizontal, so I was surprised that the separation is not less because I think the Aldan shocks most often used (755s?) are 15.4 inches fully extended.  I'll try to make a more accurate measurement unless someone has already done it.
 
    Is your issue that you want to use high rate 10 inch springs?  Could you get a bit shorter spring with a higher spring rate to lower your car more?
 
    Has anyone modeled tire position (for various tires) versus lower control arm position and shock length to determine the useful shock length?
 
Ken
 

--- On Sat, 1/10/09, tony DiGiovanna <tonydigi at optonline.net> wrote:

From: tony DiGiovanna <tonydigi at optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Shock recomendations
To: MikeLDrew at aol.com, ihannington286720mi at comcast.net, detomaso at realbig.com
Cc: "Nswen at Comcast.Net" <nswen at comcast.net>
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 5:43 PM

Nils Swenson on cc above is organizing the Aldin Shock group buy at jersey
panteras.  Contact him.
I have them in my car.  They come ready to bolt in.  I love them.  My only
issue is I can't lower mine enough, which is insanely low, lower than most
anyone out there would want to go.  I like to be super low for track events.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 8:28 PM
To: ihannington286720mi at comcast.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Shock recomendations



In a message dated 1/10/09 10 59 19, ihannington286720mi at comcast.net writes:


>
> So my question is, am I better off getting one of the vendors new aluminum
> coilovers  for a few bucks extra?  If so, who's got the best shock
package? 
>

Jersey Panteras is putting together a group buy on Aldan shocks right
now--sounds like a smoking deal, although I don't know if they come with
the
necessary adapters to physically install them on the car.   If not, then the
deal
stops looking very attractive....

Mike


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