[DeTomaso] Shorter front shocks?
jderyke at aol.com
jderyke at aol.com
Tue Apr 5 16:41:35 EDT 2016
On the contrary, adjusting nose height via coil-over spring-seat adjust is a good idea, as running a 2 degree down rake alleviates some nose lift at speeds over 120mph. A spoiler does the same but many choose to not run any spoiler (I use both).
Another thing that I think helps is, mount the rear shocks in front; gas-charged Konis with adjustable spring seats are NOT built for Panteras but for some other car- likely a front-engine. With our rear-heavy weight distribution compared to a Chevy for instance, the shock valving and at least the bump-rubbers should be switched end to end IMHO.
My 2¢- J Deryke
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From: Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
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Subject: [DeTomaso] Shorter front shocks?
Has anyone done an analysis of the viability of running a bit shorter
front shocks? With the typical length front shocks, and springs on the
heavy side, it appears that the nose is a bit higher than I want at the
lowest spring position. I could probably use lighter springs adjusted
for the desired height, but I'm not sure that is a good solution.
Ken
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On the contrary, adjusting nose height via coil-over spring-seat adjust
is a good idea, as running a 2 degree down rake alleviates some nose
lift at speeds over 120mph. A spoiler does the same but many choose to
not run any spoiler (I use both).
Another thing that I think helps is, mount the rear shocks in front;
gas-charged Konis with adjustable spring seats are NOT built for
Panteras but for some other car- likely a front-engine. With our
rear-heavy weight distribution compared to a Chevy for instance, the
shock valving and at least the bump-rubbers should be switched end to
end IMHO.
My 2A-c-- J Deryke
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
To: De Tomaso List <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Tue, Apr 5, 2016 1:29 pm
Subject: [DeTomaso] Shorter front shocks?
Has anyone done an analysis of the viability of running a bit shorter
front shocks? With the typical length front shocks, and springs on the
heavy side, it appears that the nose is a bit higher than I want at the
lowest spring position. I could probably use lighter springs adjusted
for the desired height, but I'm not sure that is a good solution.
Ken
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