lOOKING FOR A LITTLE info ON SHOCKS,,,,,

SST159 · 01-06-2013, 12:03 PM

Tom,
I too am looking to upgrade my front suspension this year. Frank showed me his set up and it really looked great along with his praise of the difference. I have a 70’ Camaro 10.90 and bracket car. When I 10.90 race, I limit the travel which is not a problem however when I bracket race all out, the car likes and needs the front end to come up and get the weight on the back tires. I currently use a tall 18” stock style springs ( a real bitch to install) with lots of stored energy and a respectable ride height and I use a Koni single adjustable SPA1 shock. I have ordered the tubular pro A-arms. I held off on the rack because it appears the only advantage for me would be weight and that is really not an issue at this time vs the work to install. Car weighs 2850, SBC and my fat azz. I would like to upgrade the shocks so I can adjust without taking them out of the car. As you most likely know the Koni requires removal to adjust. I was leaning toward the Strange single adjustable for stock spring set up. You mention some others. If you don’t mind what shock did you put in Franks car and do you have a recommendation? Thanks in advance for your help

01-06-2013, 12:03 PM	#6
SST159 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 317 Likes: 5 Liked 20 Times in 16 Posts	Re: lOOKING FOR A LITTLE info ON SHOCKS,,,,, Tom, I too am looking to upgrade my front suspension this year. Frank showed me his set up and it really looked great along with his praise of the difference. I have a 70’ Camaro 10.90 and bracket car. When I 10.90 race, I limit the travel which is not a problem however when I bracket race all out, the car likes and needs the front end to come up and get the weight on the back tires. I currently use a tall 18” stock style springs ( a real bitch to install) with lots of stored energy and a respectable ride height and I use a Koni single adjustable SPA1 shock. I have ordered the tubular pro A-arms. I held off on the rack because it appears the only advantage for me would be weight and that is really not an issue at this time vs the work to install. Car weighs 2850, SBC and my fat azz. I would like to upgrade the shocks so I can adjust without taking them out of the car. As you most likely know the Koni requires removal to adjust. I was leaning toward the Strange single adjustable for stock spring set up. You mention some others. If you don’t mind what shock did you put in Franks car and do you have a recommendation? Thanks in advance for your help __________________ Drew Wonderly SST 159