[DeTomaso] Shock recommendations.....

[Ken Green]

Mike,
 
    I'm wondering what the tradeoff is between heavier springs and adjusting the shocks compression and rebound?
 
Ken

--- On Sat, 3/20/10, Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:


From: Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Shock recommendations.....
To: "'Asa Jay Laughton'" <asajay at asajay.com>, detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 8:16 AM


Asa

I've had the Aldan Eagles on the car for about 3 years now and really like
them.  I got the 755's, and have 350/550 springs, which are probably too
soft for your purposes (I'm actually thinking of changing out to 450/600 to
firm things up, but for street use it's been a good combination.  They are
adjustable for jounce and rebound, and the ride height collars let you set
the ride height as well as tailor for four-corner balance.

I got mine from one of the participants of the group buy done a few years
back.  Maybe it's time to pull that string again . . . .

Mike Thomas
Panteras Northwest
Yellow '74 L #6328

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 6:27 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Shock recommendations.....

Hi all,

Whooopeee!  I passed the tech inspection necessary for me to attend a local
driving school the first weekend of April.  However, they did notice my
little clunk problem.  They inspected all the suspension points and couldn't
find anything wrong, no cracks, loose parts, etc.  
So we put it on the ground, a couple guys reefed the car around while
another mechanic looked underneath.  He believes it's the passenger side
shock.

<sigh>

So still drivable but now I'm beginning to consider shocks.  Sure wish I
would have won those at the Fun Rally last year.  I think I put darn near
-all- my tickets in there, what I had of them anyway.

The shocks on my car are blue, not orange or any other color.  When I had
them off, I found a name, but I'll be darned if I can find it now.  
I checked all my old emails and all my photos from this process, and I can't
find it.  I'm not looking forward to darn near a thousand dollars for new
shocks or nearly $400 for new bushings.  At this point bushings may only be
part of the problem.  I've had feedback the shocks can go bad too and cause
this clunking.

Does anyone know what flavor these might be?  Is there a chance I can get
them rebuilt if they are not Koni?

help

Asa Jay
<long tall stranger from Spokane>


PS.  Mounted the Vitaloni's today, elected to use the side of the door
instead of the flat spot at the top.  They look pretty good, though I
cringed when I drilled the first hole.... and the second..... and the two in
the other door.

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
******************************
http://www.asajay.com   ***   http://www.teampanteraracing.com


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