On Thu, 14 Oct 1999 07:58:51 -0400 "Jamie Sculerati" <jamies@mrj.com>
writes:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ben Thatcher <bthatch@juno.com>
>
>
> > If you send your garden variety Koni's to the rebuilders they can
> custom
> build shocks to
> > your specification. THAT's how you get the high dollar shocks.
>
> I understand how you get there, but a number of people have made the
> assertion that such setups *are necessary to win in the Stock
> classes.*
> This appears to have some basis in D Stock -- for now. Anywhere
> else?
The only guys I'm aware of doing all this reside in the FWD classes like
DS, ES and GS.
>
> > And, yes, I know several folks who are doing just that. One guy
> with an
> > early CRX sitting on $2400 worth of shocks and having to get them
> rebuilt
> > on a regular basis, too.
>
> Wait a second...my Truechoice catalog indicates shock revalves are
> $100-$150
> per shock. Figure another $150 per corner for the original shock
> body.
> That's about $1200 for a set -- which is what Mark Andy quotes as a
> price
> for "the Daddio setup," so it makes sense. So $2400 must be a
> *really*
> fancy setup -- I hope this guy is winning....
Well, the guys I know are doing this are going a bit further and actually
having custom work done inside the shock.
>
> And (I'm *really* curious) what's the interval between shock
> rebuilds?
> After all, an off-the-shelf shock is good for a few years at least.
Two guys I talked to have had their shocks redone at least 3-4 times
during the season.
Ben Thatcher
Apex Benefit Services & Motorsports
Stockbridge, GA
Phone 770.474.1402
FAX 770.474.0938
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