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truckdoug (01-20-2023)
#62
what is the general consensus about stock location coil overs?
I have always used QA1 in the past with varying degrees of luck. No shade on them, I just suck at suspension set up.
Some people have mentioned the viking crusaders as the best bang for the buck.
A gent on my youtube said most folks find no benefit to coilovers in the stock location and I should move them inboard, But I dont want to lose the ability to run stock suspension classes.
A talk with Frank at Team Z has me pretty set on the Chris Alston Chassiworks kit. He really hyped them up.
I have always used QA1 in the past with varying degrees of luck. No shade on them, I just suck at suspension set up.
Some people have mentioned the viking crusaders as the best bang for the buck.
A gent on my youtube said most folks find no benefit to coilovers in the stock location and I should move them inboard, But I dont want to lose the ability to run stock suspension classes.
A talk with Frank at Team Z has me pretty set on the Chris Alston Chassiworks kit. He really hyped them up.
#63
Got the UCA relocation from baseline today. Bummer, the box was busted open and the IC adjuster plates were MIA. Oh well hopefully Kevin at baseline is a lot cooler about shipping issues than Joe at UPR (never again)
kind of excited to have this as a roller soon. once i finish the cage and paint the interior & engine bay. I can pull the malibu into the garage and start on some stuff it needs before race season.
kind of excited to have this as a roller soon. once i finish the cage and paint the interior & engine bay. I can pull the malibu into the garage and start on some stuff it needs before race season.
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truckdoug (01-25-2023)
#65
This stang has a lot of cool work done to it. I can’t wait to see it finished
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#69
oh a whim i had a buddy call around the different fox suspension gurus today, with the pointed question is "whats gonna get the best performance for the money?"
UPR (due diligence) Team Z (love em) and Baseline (kevin is my hero)
all three said it's not worth putting coilovers in the stock location. One said even with a small tire move the shocks inboard. two of three say stock location DA shocks with small tire valving and stock location springs are the way to go. they have cars 60' in the 1.1x's and thats exactly what I want.
anybody wanna buy my lower control arms? lol
UPR (due diligence) Team Z (love em) and Baseline (kevin is my hero)
all three said it's not worth putting coilovers in the stock location. One said even with a small tire move the shocks inboard. two of three say stock location DA shocks with small tire valving and stock location springs are the way to go. they have cars 60' in the 1.1x's and thats exactly what I want.
anybody wanna buy my lower control arms? lol
#70
finally got some time away from the transmission mines to do something other than obsess over what spring/shock combo to use
been awhile since i tigged moly. its kind of a pain in the ***.
the fit has to be **** on it or it keyholes
chassis and cage paint came today too!
and i decided to jam this valvebody on before a customer wheedled me out of it
been awhile since i tigged moly. its kind of a pain in the ***.
the fit has to be **** on it or it keyholes
chassis and cage paint came today too!
and i decided to jam this valvebody on before a customer wheedled me out of it
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#73
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I see you said you wouldn't throw shade on QA1, but I will. My S10 has been together 12 years. In those 12 years I went through 2 complete sets of QA1's that all together lasted right at 7 years of street/strip driving. Now, I will say, I can grade a gravel road with a box blade, better than the roads in St. Louis, but that aside, the QA1's didn't last. I was okay-ish with that because I "was under the impression" they could be rebuilt. Well the problem is, they don't have anyone who is a rebuilder now. Last time I bought Vikings.
They have been on my truck taking a beating for years, and so far still work great.
They have been on my truck taking a beating for years, and so far still work great.
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truckdoug (02-13-2023)
#74
yeah naake was rebuilding them and selling parts but last time I called for parts they said they stopped due to quality issues. the ones on my malibu mist oil and it's kind of annoying. probably not as annoying as having to set their "drag shocks" at compression full tight because they only offer one valving.
but yeah, no shade from me lol
hopefully the vikings will be better. they are certainly more coherent on the phone about tech questions.
but yeah, no shade from me lol
hopefully the vikings will be better. they are certainly more coherent on the phone about tech questions.
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#77
he's doing really good thank you! his hip replacement turned out solid and his eye healed up. we were really worried about his eye. they call it a melting eye ulcer and it usually takes the eye. we got really fortunate. he's back to hanging with the rest of the pack.
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#80
well for anybody else looking to put stock location coilovers and 275/60r15 radial pros on 10" wide rims with 6.5" BS
yeah dont do that.
maybe the early cars are different or something? not sure what my next step is. I need at least an inch on both sides.
I have not yet decided if I will make it fit by force or by grace.
yeah dont do that.
maybe the early cars are different or something? not sure what my next step is. I need at least an inch on both sides.
I have not yet decided if I will make it fit by force or by grace.