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Old 02-19-2013, 02:26 PM
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Talking New! Viking Double Adj. Front Coil Over kit Available at UMI!

Double Adjustable Front Viking Coil Over kit for the 93-02 GM F-Body
Price- $549.99 per kit

Viking's double adjustable front coilover kit for 4th Gen F-bodies provides ride height adjustability, in addition to compression and rebound adjustability, all in one convenient package. The shocks feature 19 independently adjustable compression and rebound settings for a total of 361 possible valving combinations. The 2-1/2” diameter springs are available in a wide variety of rates from light drag race to extra heavy auto-x and road race. They are a direct bolt-on and can dramatically increase the performance of your car in a variety of situations. No tools required to optimize damping for street, strip, auto-x or road race. - simply click the adjusters by hand. Ride height is adjusted via spanner wrench and requires a few minutes per side. Thrust washers and spanner wrench highly recommended. Sold per set.

Value Added Features:

Direct bolt on replacement for your vehicle.
19 way adjustable compression and rebound damping allows tuning for strip, street or handling (361 possible combinations)
Every shock is built, dyno tested and serialized in Lakeville, Minnesota
Shocks can be rebuilt at Viking or an authorized Viking rebuild center (call for details)
Standard 2-1/2” ID spring with a wide variety of spring rates available.
Springs are lightweight, high quality, Made In USA.

Kit Includes:

(2) Front coil over shocks, double adjustable
(2) Front springs with choice of 250, 300, 350 or 550 spring rate



More Information and Direct Link to our Website Here




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That's interesting. Would need to know how well the valving is in order to find out the benefit. The price is def good. Wondering if they will have a solution for the rear in the future?
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Originally Posted by z28bryan
That's interesting. Would need to know how well the valving is in order to find out the benefit. The price is def good. Wondering if they will have a solution for the rear in the future?
Ramey will be on shortly to offer more shock technical advice.

As for the rear, this is where UMI comes in... we hope to have a kit shortly (produced by UMI)
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umm , where is the rest of it? their no brace or anything else included with the kit?
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Interesting.
Are these gas charged?
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they look like alston vari shocks..... no?
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Originally Posted by z28bryan
That's interesting. Would need to know how well the valving is in order to find out the benefit. The price is def good. Wondering if they will have a solution for the rear in the future?
Email me at ramey@umiperformance.com and I can send a PDF of the dyno curve.
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How do these compare to a qa1 r series ??
In the market for some front coilovers !
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Originally Posted by ramairetransam
umm , where is the rest of it? their no brace or anything else included with the kit?
Which brace? Do you mean the upper mount?
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Originally Posted by sjsingle1
they look like alston vari shocks..... no?
Viking's are of their own design. They're hand built in Minnesota USA.
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Glad you asked! The Vikings are 19-way adjustable in both compression and rebound. Basically the adjustment range is pretty wide.

To simulate a heavy compression R series QA1 you would turn the rebound down to a low number (1,2,3 or so) and turn the compression up to 13,14,15. This allows a wheelie car to drop the nose and not get into the bump stops. You can really control the landing nicely.

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How do these compare to a qa1 r series ??
In the market for some front coilovers !
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Originally Posted by lsx2000z28
How do these compare to a qa1 r series ??
In the market for some front coilovers !
And we also carry the full QA1 product line if you need more information. QA1 offers double adjustable as well, single adjustable and the R series you are looking at.

Feel free to contact us with any questions or what fits your application.

Thanks for looking,
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They're not gas charged. They are twin tube. We've yet to have any fade and they stay consistent.

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Interesting.
Are these gas charged?
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We are also offering a rear double adjustable shock from Viking and a full front and rear kit that includes four shocks, two front springs and the spanner wrench/thrust bearing kit.

Rear Shock Information Here



Complete Kit Information Here


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Interested in the dyno graphs...I emailed you.
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Thinking of purchasing these.

We get any kind of discount?
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We are currently offering Free Shipping on the front and rear set.

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Thinking of purchasing these.

We get any kind of discount?
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Why do those rear shocks not look like they're made for an Fbody..
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Originally Posted by scj
Why do those rear shocks not look like they're made for an Fbody..
Universal picture. Since rear shocks are all very similar we just use one rear shock for all the pictures. That shock is very similar, just has a t-bar installed.
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What's the eta on a coilover kit for the rear? I'm either about to purchase the full kit, or buy the fronts and wait until you guys come out with the rear coil over kit.


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