aaronk785
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Putting some drag shocks on the front of my challenger. Should I use calvert, Comp. eng. or summit brand. I see the calverts are not adjustable 90/10 only. Thanks.
Putting some drag shocks on the front of my challenger. Should I use calvert, Comp. eng. or summit brand. I see the calverts are not adjustable 90/10 only. Thanks.
Car runs in the 10.5 to 10.3 range. Just converted over to homemade caltracs and stock 318 springs. Running stock worn out front shocks now. 3500 lb. car. Best ET with the s/s springs was 10.3 and 1.42 60 but the 60 was very inconsistent. Haven't tried the caltracs yet so we'll see.
I tried that once. The shock had zero damping. Might as well have run no shock. I couldn't understand why Mopar recommended it.OR you could do the old trick of getting some standard hydraulic shocks and drilling a hole in them to drain the fluid. The Mopar Suspension manual highlights doing it. It works. Course you won't need to see a lot of street duty. lol
It doesn't work.OR you could do the old trick of getting some standard hydraulic shocks and drilling a hole in them to drain the fluid. The Mopar Suspension manual highlights doing it. It works. Course you won't need to see a lot of street duty. lol
It doesn't work.
I would start on 90/10 and find someone to video the launch. Things you can try are to make sure you have a soft bumpstop on the front suspension and watch the rear axle to see if it is hitting hard and bouncing back up. I believe each frame of a video is .03 seconds, and i found my car was rebounding that quick or quicker!I ordered the CE 3 ways. I just cant afford the Vikings this year. So I will just have to live with the CEs this season if they work or not. Need all new tires this year so there goes the budget. Would you start on 90/10?
I tried that once. The shock had zero damping. Might as well have run no shock. I couldn't understand why Mopar recommended it.
You could put the same (whatever) shock on 10 different cars, and possibly get 10 different results.Maybe not for you.
You could put the same (whatever) shock on 10 different cars, and possibly get 10 different results.
I suppose a shock with no oil in it could work in some application. What did it work in for you? I'm thinking a worn OE shock would be better in a low buck effort.
The worn OE shock is what I had, the car lifted the front about 6" when it came down it was game on.You could put the same (whatever) shock on 10 different cars, and possibly get 10 different results.
I suppose a shock with no oil in it could work in some application. What did it work in for you? I'm thinking a worn OE shock would be better in a low buck effort.
OR you could do the old trick of getting some standard hydraulic shocks and drilling a hole in them to drain the fluid. The Mopar Suspension manual highlights doing it. It works. Course you won't need to see a lot of street duty. lol
65 Valiant. I had shocks with holes and slant six torsion bars. It transferred like a big dawg on the strip.
The worn OE shock is what I had, the car lifted the front about 6" when it came down it was game on.