Pro Shocks has shocks as low as $65. http://www.proshocks.com/
All the way from steel body non-adjustable/no coilover with good ends to fancy aluminum body/coilover with adjustable damping. Nice .pdf catalog with some interesting tech stuff in it. Benn Jay Novak wrote: > Chuck, you are a smart guy. How will you put a truck shock or a shock from a > Corvette on > an F500. $74 is a great price but they make them by the tens of thousands. > > > Thanks ... Jay Novak > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Voboril > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 8:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [F500] RE: Beyond powerplants/trannys > > Actually, a shock that might be ideally suited to a totally "no adjustment" > class since it is somewhat self-adjusting is the Edlebrock IAS. > > Big ones for trucks and Corvettes are about $74. These have been run on > Corvette T1 road race cars and vintage Cobras. > > The shock has an inertia activated valve that when closed, allows the shock > to have more damping at low piston velocities, like in roll or under > braking. Then the the valve opens under high acceleration to allow dimiished > damping , like over a bump. The piston acceleration determines how much the > valve opens. As the wheel reaches the crest of the bump and acceleration > slows, the valve gradually closes. > > Chuck > > >From: "Jay Novak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: RE: [F500] RE: Beyond powerplants/trannys > >Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 23:20:25 -0400 > > > >Who make the $150 shock Chris. Tell me where & I will get one & dyno it. > > > > > >Thanks ... Jay Novak > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris > >Reinhardt > >Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 5:03 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [F500] RE: Beyond powerplants/trannys > > > > You could even go into a shock fund. There's shocks out there that would > >work just fine > >for $150 or less a piece. Do a shock lease or rental program. > > > > CR > > > >Chuck Voboril <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Actually, one need NOT also go to antiroll bars and coil springs if shocks > >are introduced. > > > > > >The latest DSR's like Stohr's do not have any antiroll bars at all. > > > >I happpen to think that coil springs would shorten up the tuning time for > >different tracks, but they don't have to be used. One can run real shocks > >with the current rubber springs. > > > >We can also keep the shock costs low with control to where they will would > >have no appreciable cost over the pressent setup with the cartefully > >concocted tefllon washers, etc. in the pivot points for damping. No more > >setting the drag tension on each corner before every session. Any rubber > >that has much inherent damping is probably not going to last forever, > >either. > > > > > >Chuck > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [F500] RE: Beyond powerplants/trannys > > >Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:23:21 -0400 > > > > > ><<>Shocks need not be expensive and they are one thing that would make > >F500 > > >more like a real formula car that ISN'T just perception. > > > > > >Restricting them to steel with one external adjustment might help. > > >Pulling apart the trophy position's shocks at Run-offs to see if the > > >insides have been altered would probably be sufficient. >>> > > > > > > > > >Chuck - > > >With all due respect, I couldn't disagree more. > > > > > >I came to F500 from FF/CF. Part of the reason was that I was tired of > > >spending money on shocks; in three years I had three different sets, and > > >never did have the bucks for any that were competitive. I also went > > >through three different spring ratios at each end of the car, only to > > >discover that without better shocks, I couldn't get the mechanical grip > > >right anyway. (To be fair, engine costs were also a big part of the > > >equation for me) > > > > > >Here's the real problem: When you go to shocks, you also go to springs > >and > > >ARBs. This introduces a bunch of new variables, all of which cost money > > >for different options, and cost track time (read $$$ in test days) to try > > >out and find the right combination for your car/driver. > > > > > >BTW, the idea that restricting to a shock design with less adjustability > > >lowers cost just doesn't fly. NASCAR does this, and the teams end up > > >carrying a bunch of different shocks and valving setups so that they can > > >change them out to suit diffferent situations. Unless you go to a spec, > > >sealed shock, it won't accomplish the goal you are aiming at. As for spec > > >shocks, as the FSCCA guys how that program is working out for them.... > > > > > ><<>very popular right now anyway. Gas prices ARE having an effect >>> > > > > > >Good point. My car is in the garage this year, but it's not because I > >have > > >decided to race something different - I just haven't been able to race, > > >period. > > > > > >Oh, well..... > > >________________________________________________________________________ > > >Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and > > >IM. All on demand. 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