Shocks for the front that don't slam down
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Shocks for the front that don't slam down Anybody with QA1 shocks feel that they extend nice but slam hard coming down?
is there a shock with adjustment for the downward stroke?
Street friendly would be even better too!
is there a shock with adjustment for the downward stroke?
Street friendly would be even better too!
What front springs are you running? I've heard it's actually the hal springs and not the shocks that cause the nose diving. I want to cut my stock spring perch off my stock shocks and put them on my hals so I can use my stock front springs.
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The QA1's arent a drag type shock, so they might go up fast, but come down fast as well
Get a set of Competition Engineering 3-way adjustable fronts/rears (about $40 each).
You can set them to 90/10 in the front (or 80/20) for racing, and turn back for street driving, and 50/50 in the rear
Get a set of Competition Engineering 3-way adjustable fronts/rears (about $40 each).
You can set them to 90/10 in the front (or 80/20) for racing, and turn back for street driving, and 50/50 in the rear
i want to switch to the R series. we have them on my friends car and they work great, my front bounces bad when the front wheels land with the standard hals right now.
comp engineering are good budget shocks but you have ot remove them from the car to adjust them, which is a total pain in the ***.
they do not make them for the front of our cars either. there is no 3 way or even plain old 90/10 shock in existence for the front of our cars, the fancy fronts are the only options.
comp engineering are good budget shocks but you have ot remove them from the car to adjust them, which is a total pain in the ***.
they do not make them for the front of our cars either. there is no 3 way or even plain old 90/10 shock in existence for the front of our cars, the fancy fronts are the only options.
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Originally Posted by theblur98ss
What front springs are you running? I've heard it's actually the hal springs and not the shocks that cause the nose diving. I want to cut my stock spring perch off my stock shocks and put them on my hals so I can use my stock front springs.
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Originally Posted by SilverGhost
i want to switch to the R series. we have them on my friends car and they work great, my front bounces bad when the front wheels land with the standard hals right now.
comp engineering are good budget shocks but you have ot remove them from the car to adjust them, which is a total pain in the ***.
they do not make them for the front of our cars either. there is no 3 way or even plain old 90/10 shock in existence for the front of our cars, the fancy fronts are the only options.
comp engineering are good budget shocks but you have ot remove them from the car to adjust them, which is a total pain in the ***.
they do not make them for the front of our cars either. there is no 3 way or even plain old 90/10 shock in existence for the front of our cars, the fancy fronts are the only options.
I understand they are a great shock for landing.
What about the springs - will the QA1 R fit a stock spring?thanks
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Originally Posted by badass 2002 z28
QA1 R's with hal springs are 3.5lbs lighter than stock per side. You end up saving a total of 7lbs... 
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The QA1 will work with the stock springs. You just have to modify the spring perches. All you have to do is enlarge the inner whole slightly to fit over the QA1 shock body. With the stock springs and QA1 shocks you can run the shocks on 1 and it will not bounce or come down hard.
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Originally Posted by red ws6 99
The QA1 will work with the stock springs. You just have to modify the spring perches. All you have to do is enlarge the inner whole slightly to fit over the QA1 shock body. With the stock springs and QA1 shocks you can run the shocks on 1 and it will not bounce or come down hard.
Gary
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