[DeTomaso] New Shocks
Mike Drew
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Wed Apr 8 17:10:09 EDT 2015
Julian,
It's a bit more complicated than that. The Carrera/QA1 spacers are machined to index inside the rod ends and are very precise in all dimensions. Overall length, metric ID, and standard OD of the index flange are all critical.
It would take quite some effort to attempt to make these on your own. These are Pantera-specific and sold along with the shocks when you buy them from the vendors. If you buy bare shocks from Summit, you are on your own. I happen to have eight of them left over. The one on the bottom in the middle shows signs of slight brutalization needed to get it to fit in a replacement front lower ballpoint that was ever so slightly thicker than the original one.
Mike
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On Apr 8, 2015, at 13:21, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Depends which ones you purchase, they are avilable in bushed (rod end) or poly versions. But it really is just a little bit of cut tubing spacer each side to keep the rod end version centred in the mounting.
>
> Julian
>
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 16:05:54 -0400
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New Shocks
> To: julian_kift at hotmail.com; cuvee at sbcglobal.net; detomaso at poca.com
>
>
> In a message dated 4/8/15 11:20:11 AM, julian_kift at hotmail.com writes:
>
>
> Carrera was purchased by QA1 in 2004, the QA1's are great shocks for the money IMO, I have them on both Pantera's and the GT40. Single adjustable readily available from Summit Racing at $160 ea. or pay $240 and get the double adjustable. Springs are $35-40, so you can afford to try a couple different spring rates before settling on what you like.
>
>
> >>>The Summit shocks don't include the necessary bushings to adapt them to the Pantera suspension mounts, do they? The ones I had used rod ends with bushings, like the Konis. Or do your shocks have integral rubber or poly bushings like the stock shocks?
>
> Mike
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Julian,
It's a bit more complicated than that. The Carrera/QA1 spacers are
machined to index inside the rod ends and are very precise in all
dimensions. Overall length, metric ID, and standard OD of the index
flange are all critical.
image.jpeg
It would take quite some effort to attempt to make these on your own.
These are Pantera-specific and sold along with the shocks when you buy
them from the vendors. If you buy bare shocks from Summit, you are on
your own. I happen to have eight of them left over. The one on the
bottom in the middle shows signs of slight brutalization needed to get
it to fit in a replacement front lower ballpoint that was ever so
slightly thicker than the original one.
Mike
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 8, 2015, at 13:21, Julian Kift <[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
wrote:
Depends which ones you purchase, they are avilable in bushed (rod end)
or poly versions. But it really is just a little bit of cut tubing
spacer each side to keep the rod end version centred in the mounting.
Julian
__________________________________________________________________
From: [2]MikeLDrew at aol.com
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 16:05:54 -0400
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New Shocks
To: [3]julian_kift at hotmail.com; [4]cuvee at sbcglobal.net;
[5]detomaso at poca.com
In a message dated 4/8/15 11:20:11 AM, [6]julian_kift at hotmail.com
writes:
Carrera was purchased by QA1 in 2004, the QA1's are great shocks for
the money IMO, I have them on both Pantera's and the GT40. Single
adjustable readily available from Summit Racing at $160 ea. or pay
$240 and get the double adjustable. Springs are $35-40, so you can
afford to try a couple different spring rates before settling on
what you like.
>>>The Summit shocks don't include the necessary bushings to adapt them
to the Pantera suspension mounts, do they? The ones I had used rod
ends with bushings, like the Konis. Or do your shocks have integral
rubber or poly bushings like the stock shocks?
Mike
References
1. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
2. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
3. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
4. mailto:cuvee at sbcglobal.net
5. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
6. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
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