[DeTomaso] Need new shocks - which to go with

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/22/10 20 10 21, mbefthomas at comcast.net writes:


> Any input/comments one way or t'other would be appreciated.
> 

You can't go wrong junking those crap Aldans and fitting quality Koni 
shocks.   (That reminds me--I need to phone Aldan tomorrow yet again on behalf of 
a European customer, who has sent his shocks back for repair no less than 
two or three times, and has them in his hands and can't fit them because they 
installed the wrong bushings!   I honestly can't understand how Aldan 
remains in business...and I feel so sorry for Pantera owners that were conned 
into buying their crap).

The 450/550 spring recommendation is just about perfect.   The single best 
improvement you can make, dollar for dollar, is fitting a 7/8 inch rear sway 
bar.   Spherebar-type mounts on the A-arms are a very nice touch too, but 
the new, larger bar is the main improvement.   I am skeptical about going 
with even stiffer 1-inch bars front and rear unless the chassis is made more 
rigid with a quality stiffening kit.

Mike