Whats an ideal rear shock characteristic?
08-10-2009, 01:04 AM
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Whats an ideal rear shock characteristic? I started a thread about converting a Z28 to an SS and it handles like jello when the steering wheel is turned left to right.
Right now I have all OEM SS parts on the Z28 except for the front swaybar.
Today I found some Delphi rear shocks with the same code as the ones on my SS.
The Z28 had monroe sensa tracs on it, I swapped them out for the hell of it.
My question is, when I look for a good shock how should it feel before installation?
The Monroe's would push down real easy and very slowly extend back up on their own.
The Delphi's would push down slightly harder and return on their own about the same, like 50/50.
The previous owner of the Z28 had it set up for drag racing, isn't it ideal for drag racing to have a shock that compresses easy and stays down?
This car is going to see regular street use, like the occasional fast highway off ramp exit and faster than normal turns on the back roads, and maybe a few runs at the drag strip. My SS with stock parts does good in these situations.
So when I pick a shock for this type of driving how should the compression and rebound feel with it off the car?
Right now I have all OEM SS parts on the Z28 except for the front swaybar.
Today I found some Delphi rear shocks with the same code as the ones on my SS.
The Z28 had monroe sensa tracs on it, I swapped them out for the hell of it.
My question is, when I look for a good shock how should it feel before installation?
The Monroe's would push down real easy and very slowly extend back up on their own.
The Delphi's would push down slightly harder and return on their own about the same, like 50/50.
The previous owner of the Z28 had it set up for drag racing, isn't it ideal for drag racing to have a shock that compresses easy and stays down?
This car is going to see regular street use, like the occasional fast highway off ramp exit and faster than normal turns on the back roads, and maybe a few runs at the drag strip. My SS with stock parts does good in these situations.
So when I pick a shock for this type of driving how should the compression and rebound feel with it off the car?
08-10-2009, 06:10 PM
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I started a thread about converting a Z28 to an SS and it handles like jello when the steering wheel is turned left to right.
Right now I have all OEM SS parts on the Z28 except for the front swaybar.
Today I found some Delphi rear shocks with the same code as the ones on my SS.
The Z28 had monroe sensa tracs on it, I swapped them out for the hell of it.
My question is, when I look for a good shock how should it feel before installation?
The Monroe's would push down real easy and very slowly extend back up on their own.
The Delphi's would push down slightly harder and return on their own about the same, like 50/50.
Right now I have all OEM SS parts on the Z28 except for the front swaybar.
Today I found some Delphi rear shocks with the same code as the ones on my SS.
The Z28 had monroe sensa tracs on it, I swapped them out for the hell of it.
My question is, when I look for a good shock how should it feel before installation?
The Monroe's would push down real easy and very slowly extend back up on their own.
The Delphi's would push down slightly harder and return on their own about the same, like 50/50.
This car is going to see regular street use, like the occasional fast highway off ramp exit and faster than normal turns on the back roads, and maybe a few runs at the drag strip. My SS with stock parts does good in these situations.
So when I pick a shock for this type of driving how should the compression and rebound feel with it off the car?
So when I pick a shock for this type of driving how should the compression and rebound feel with it off the car?
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