[DeTomaso] Need new shocks - which to go with

[Mike Thomas]

Thanks Mike.  I believe the matching diameter bars front/rear is Dennis'
recommendation as well.
Mike

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From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:18 PM
To: mbefthomas at comcast.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Need new shocks - which to go with



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