First of all, I'm delighted to be part of FOT. I guess this means I bring
the donuts next time. More importantly, I'll try to get John Lehman's car
back out on the track on a regular basis.
First outing - leaky shocks. The old spax shocks are probably at least 10
years old and not rebuildable. One of the possibilities that will
physically fit on the modified front end is a QA1 shock they call the
Mustang 2 model, aluminum threaded body, adjsutable spring seat and
adjustable for rebound but not compression. Here's the question: the car
has very stiff front springs, by formula they appear to be 700 lb/inch (no
testing rig in the Philadelphia area that I have been able to locate to
confirm). The QA1 shocks are not 50/50 compression/rebound damping, they're
very soft on compression and very stiff on rebound. The shock tech claims
this will keep the car flat (the inside wheel will not have a tendency to
push down and roll the car on turns) and that this is what the roundy-round
guys and a lot of the kit Cobra cars are running.
Given how stiff the springs are anyway, I'm not sure I need much compression
damping.
What do you think? Go this route (about $225/shock), spend $100 more each
for Konis or is there another answer? Carrera is gone, bought by QA1.
Spax are more $$ than Konis.
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