F body rear shocks

e vassar · 06-27-2019, 08:06 AM

C.E., 50-50,s? Single adj? Need bank loan for double adjustable

Mike Mans · 06-27-2019, 10:36 AM

Depends what you have for power, trans and what your goals are with the car. Every shock and brand has it's place and cars that they will work well with. As you want to go faster to 60' or want to improve consistency overall - that's when higher quality/tolerance shocks with more adjustments will help.

What are you working with and what are you trying to achieve with this car?

Mike

e vassar · 06-27-2019, 11:18 AM

96 Camaro LT1 metric 200 9"X30" Radial B/SA C/SA SS/JA
For some reason the car is blowing the tires off not at the initial hit...but 2-3 feet out with the front wheels still up.
After looking everything over pretty good, the only suspect we found was a very old pair of shocks.the compression adjustment is working fine, but they're really soft on the extension.

e vassar · 06-27-2019, 01:04 PM

I went with Strange single adjustable
We'll see how it does

Ed Wright · 06-27-2019, 01:59 PM

Sounds to me like compression may be too soft, allowing the tires to unload. Before I had Dewayne Custer work his magic, I had Stock rear suspension & 9" tires. Had to go to very firm compression rear shocks to cure that. Soft extension, firm compression. Much like those old "90-10" front shocks we used to use.

Lenny5160 · 06-27-2019, 03:48 PM

My initial thought is that maybe the shocks were too soft, and the car was unloading when the shocks topped out at full extension.

On a good track I always run my single-adjustables at full stiff with leaf springs and Cal-Tracs. Not sure if the stiff extension or compression is providing the most benefit.

06-27-2019, 08:06 AM	#1
e vassar Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 354 Likes: 62 Liked 238 Times in 93 Posts	F body rear shocks C.E., 50-50,s? Single adj? Need bank loan for double adjustable

06-27-2019, 10:36 AM	#2
Mike Mans Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 177 Likes: 21 Liked 297 Times in 48 Posts	Re: F body rear shocks Depends what you have for power, trans and what your goals are with the car. Every shock and brand has it's place and cars that they will work well with. As you want to go faster to 60' or want to improve consistency overall - that's when higher quality/tolerance shocks with more adjustments will help. What are you working with and what are you trying to achieve with this car? Mike

06-27-2019, 11:18 AM	#3
e vassar Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 354 Likes: 62 Liked 238 Times in 93 Posts	Re: F body rear shocks 96 Camaro LT1 metric 200 9"X30" Radial B/SA C/SA SS/JA For some reason the car is blowing the tires off not at the initial hit...but 2-3 feet out with the front wheels still up. After looking everything over pretty good, the only suspect we found was a very old pair of shocks.the compression adjustment is working fine, but they're really soft on the extension.

06-27-2019, 01:04 PM	#4
e vassar Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 354 Likes: 62 Liked 238 Times in 93 Posts	Re: F body rear shocks I went with Strange single adjustable We'll see how it does

06-27-2019, 01:59 PM	#5
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts	Re: F body rear shocks Sounds to me like compression may be too soft, allowing the tires to unload. Before I had Dewayne Custer work his magic, I had Stock rear suspension & 9" tires. Had to go to very firm compression rear shocks to cure that. Soft extension, firm compression. Much like those old "90-10" front shocks we used to use. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

06-27-2019, 03:48 PM	#6
Lenny5160 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Inver Grove Heights, MN Posts: 898 Likes: 604 Liked 432 Times in 225 Posts	Re: F body rear shocks My initial thought is that maybe the shocks were too soft, and the car was unloading when the shocks topped out at full extension. On a good track I always run my single-adjustables at full stiff with leaf springs and Cal-Tracs. Not sure if the stiff extension or compression is providing the most benefit. __________________ S/ST 51 S/C 53