I don't know much about spits, but the general reason that really stiff
springs get fitted and work is because the suspension is so screwed up that
you don't really want it moving much. It might be worthwhile to measure the
bump steer and camber gain to find out how bad it is, then correct it as
much as possible and try a more compliant suspension setup.
If you don't already have Kas' book, you should get it.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net
To: 'Scott Janzen'; 'Mike Rose'; FOT@autox.team.net
Sent: 5/21/2004 10:14 PM
Subject: RE: New Question - GT6 shocks
Scott,
On my Spit I just fitted a set of AVO dampers. They have several
different models...I had mine custom built with Spherical bearings
except
for the upper front mount which is still stock, but can have a rod end
threaded onto it. Check them out... www.avouk.com
Aaron
All the best
Aaron Johnson
#38 F Production Spitfire Mk4 Oregon Region SCCA
http://www.geocities.com/spitracer9
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
Behalf
Of Scott Janzen
Sent: 21 May 2004 19:58
To: Mike Rose; FOT@autox.team.net
Subject: New Question - GT6 shocks
First of all, I'm delighted to be part of FOT. I guess this means I
bring
the donuts next time. More importantly, I'll try to get John Lehman's
car
back out on the track on a regular basis.
First outing - leaky shocks. The old spax shocks are probably at least
10
years old and not rebuildable. One of the possibilities that will
physically fit on the modified front end is a QA1 shock they call the
Mustang 2 model, aluminum threaded body, adjsutable spring seat and
adjustable for rebound but not compression. Here's the question: the
car
has very stiff front springs, by formula they appear to be 700 lb/inch
(no
testing rig in the Philadelphia area that I have been able to locate to
confirm). The QA1 shocks are not 50/50 compression/rebound damping,
they're very soft on compression and very stiff on rebound. The shock
tech claims this will keep the car flat (the inside wheel will not have
a
tendency to push down and roll the car on turns) and that this is what
the
roundy-round guys and a lot of the kit Cobra cars are running.
Given how stiff the springs are anyway, I'm not sure I need much
compression damping.
What do you think? Go this route (about $225/shock), spend $100 more
each
for Konis or is there another answer? Carrera is gone, bought by QA1.
Spax are more $$ than Konis.
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