Better coil overs

[rblong]

Ok, I been tracking my Cobra - I have gotten used to it to the point I need slicks - and you guys gave me some good pointers so I am close to ordering them. I also feel I am at the limit of some suspension components. Brakes for sure - which again someone gave me some good info. I have a front Speedway Engineering anti-sway bar I installed last year. I am fabbing up one for the back now. I have Aldan single dampening coil overs. I do not have the spring rates handy but I think I need to go to some double dampening - Aldan makes some - anyone tried them? What other coild overs are better than the single dampening Aldans?

Bruce

[WildBill3]

i dont have them but i do have a ??how much is aldan asking for the double adjustibles? koni wants like 1895.00for 4,levyracing has been very helpfull and shot out some ideas for us..good luck.. Bill

[rblong]

Originally Posted by WildBill3

i dont have them but i do have a ??how much is aldan asking for the double adjustibles? koni wants like 1895.00for 4,levyracing has been very helpfull and shot out some ideas for us..good luck.. Bill

I will call next week.

[Rick Parker]

http://www.aldaneagle.com/AldanCatal...t=Download+Now

I believe $450-$500 per pair, I haven't checked in a while.

[rblong]

Originally Posted by Rick Parker

http://www.aldaneagle.com/AldanCatal...t=Download+Now

I believe $450-$500 per pair, I haven't checked in a while.

Rick - have you used them?

[Rick Parker]

I have the single dampenening version only, I too want to change, I think it would make a considerable change. The quality is pretty good, but suspension tuning is really not anything I have focused on.
They can revalve existing shocks for about $40.00 each, but cannot add dual dampening to a single dampening shock (??) I can't imagine why not, just change more internal parts???

[WildBill3]

those are about half the price of konis are those twin tube or single thats another good ???? for them if ther monotube design thats a really nice price...thanks Bill

[rblong]

Called Aldan and cost is $495/pair with springs and $460 without springs - that is for 10 inch.

[rblong]

They told me they are not monotube since they have a chamber for gas and a chamber for oil. Some others have a chamber for gas fo oil but not both? They claim to be better and get better adjustment with the two chambers.

[Sydney]

I didn't have very good luck with my Aldan single dampening eagles. One of my rear shocks started leaking before I got my car on the road. On the other rear shock, the dampening valve didn't work at all.

I changed out all 4 of my shocks to the QA1 double adjustable promastars. The change is like night and day. One knob changes both compression and rebound. There are 12 settings, and each one really changes the ride and the feel of the car. I'm still experimenting with each setting front and rear to see how I like the ride and handling for different situations.

I found them on ebay for about $300 a pair. About the same as I paid for the Aldans, if I remember right.

Sydney

[Ant]

I have just been through this saga here with shocks at around US$3847 for a set of custom Bilsteins, which are single tube gas, that have been valved for the car and spring rates!
Konis 2812 double external adjustment race shocks at US$4582 a set, but I was advised to go with the Bilsteins as more people run with them here, and being a Koni fan from wayback I found it hard when Bilstein sent me the shocks with the spherical bushes on crooked and quite untidy units, so since then I have had Bilstein send me just the shock tubes and new bush outers, and we have Tig welded them on properly here, and they can repaint them and assemble, bloody saga..........!

Getting back to shocks, a friend has just fitted a set of QA1 shocks to his Cobra, and from what I can gather they are not really a race shock, but it depends on how serious you want to be, and some racers find them okay, but even the Bilsteins or Konis are not considered to be up there, as serious racers generally use Penske and other brands! Hey you pay for what you get, and having said that a Bilstein or Koni has got to be a lot better than a cheaper brand!!!!

[rblong]

I contacted both Koni and Bilstein yesterday to see if they had a shock to meet my needs. I have not heard back from them yet. I also contacted KW - they make a Clubsport that is supposed to be pretty good.

[Curt C.]

I beleive a Lone Star is fairly similiar to the CR. On my CR I use bilstein gas charged shocks in the rear and QA1 single adjustable MII shocks in the front. The bilsteins can be adjusted but I have to take them down to the local distributor for revalving (no charge). My spring rates are 250 in rear (shocks are oriented straight up) and 500 in front (standard MII configuration). I recently changed from Carrera non adjustables all the way around and really like the new setup. With slicks the car holds its own on the track against modern day competition (GT3, ZO6, lotus; etc.)

[WildBill3]

a buddy of ours is running a USAC Midget with on the dash tuning for his custom built shocks all four corners has its own adjustment its sooooo coool i wish i had the money for them ill see if i can get the builders name im thinking they came in at about 1200 per while thats out of most folks range i understand but if a guy wanted the trickest deal out ther hmmmm 2nd morgage nnnnaaaaa oh well thanks for the info guys....have fun....Wild

[rblong]

Yea, I am still looking and talking to suppliers. I ordered my rear anti-sway bar set up and want to get it fabbed before changing the coil overs. I don't want to change too many things all at once or I won't be able to tell what impact each has.

Bruce