Jim, cost is definetly a concern, but i don't think a "spec" shock is the
answer.
It will more expensive to redesign the car around a spec shock than it would
be to design a shock around a car. There's too many different cars, and
different suspensions within those cars, to make one shock work. Add to that
pulling shocks off your car, and having dyno'd going through tech.
Limit what a person can spend on each boinger, and I think that will cover
it.
CR
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Joe,
I have been reading with great interest all the postings about 3" pucks and
spec coil over shocks for our class. The BOD's decision to turn down the 3"
puck may have been a blessing in disguise. Earlier I was in favor of 3" pucks
but as I have learned more about the need for dampening as the main method of
reducing the shock to the chassis I am now in favor of ONE cost controlled,
spec'ed, sealed coil over shock that has a supplier's "promise" not to
discontinue it in the near future. The spec's should be compiled. A thorough
search of the market must be done to ensure that all possible candidates have
been uncovered and properly considered. A track test of the top three or four
candidates should then be done to provide a comparative analysis. Once the
choice is made and approved by SCCA we can then publisize the dickens out of
this improvement in hopes of attracting more drivers.
When can we start to poll the drivers?
Jim
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