Summit Shocks

Jay Laifman (Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com)
Tue, 7 Jul 1998 08:05:36 -0700


Bruce writes: >I just got my new Summit Racing Catalog, and they have Carrera
>shocks listed by size, fully compressed/extended and pounds they hold.
Since >it now sounds like you are getting a handle on what would fit in our
Alpines, >I thought that you might be able to figure out if these would work out.
The >cost about $25ea.

Sounds like a great find. All I have on dimensions are some numbers I wrote down years ago: Fronts: extended: 12 1/8" compressed: 8 7/8"

Rears: extended: 20.25" compressed: 12.5"

These are either the extended and compressed dimensions of the stock shocks, or the limits of the suspension. I cannot figure out where I got the numbers. I suggested in an earlier e-mail a way to roughly compute the actual compressed minimum by measureing the shock on the car at rest and subtracting the gap between the rubber snubber and the stop. But, I cannot do it since my car is at the body shop. Can anyone verify the stock shock dimensions? Or, the actual limits of the suspension?

Jay '67 Bentbeam 1 King Dick wrench