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Thanks for the info Bob, very informative. As to having custom wound springs I would have to count myself in with those that would consider that to likely be too expensive, though I would be...

Well Bob the main reason I initially put up the thread was to see if the codes on the side of the shocks gave me the valving. I certainly wouldn't just put them on the car and race with them. A...

Just spoke with Mike Naake of Naake Suspension Specialists in Roseville CA about the possibly iffy droop limiting capabilities of the QA1 Proma Star aluminum body twin-tube shock.

He felt that...

Thats a good point Brian, the rate of drop against the cap wouldn't be free fall, the rebound control in the shock would slow it down. On the other hand if you saw how thin the walls of the shock...

A bit off topic but one shock I was considering is the QA1 Proma Star. I talked with a dealer for them and they looked promising until I found out the shock cannot be used as a droop limiter due to...

Hey Dan, I was thinking about doing what you are doing, two sets of shocks/springs, especially if I can find some vintage-proper cheap enough with the right lengths and valving. I already have some...

Hey Dan, thanks for the suggestions on the Bilsteins, esp the link to their catalog, lots of interesting stuff in there.

I was initially thinking of trying to find a shock setup that would work...

Hey Troy,

Yep, vintage seems to be where it's at in regards CF around here. We had 12 CF's at the CSRG Charity Challenge, 43 cars overall in an exclusive FF/CF group and an additional 12 cars...

Sorry about that, my initial text disappeared, now put back in.

As to the 3-digit numbers on the Bilstein, what do they signify?

And do the Spax numbers tell us anything?

Tom

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Hi folks, I need to get some info on this set of shox, one of each set shown. They came off a Lola 202 VFF but they didn't...

So does the squeal indicate maximum use of the tires on that particular corner or past that point and actually slower?

My impression of the performance difference between the ARs vs VFF tires is...

From what I can tell so far the choice between Avons and Hoosiers is pretty much a no-brainer, no contest there.

However, can anyone further elaborate on what has been said about the Dunlops...

Very good Mike, let's hope for more input.

I have laugh a bit about your concern about the Hoosier being a "...one season only tire". Coming from SCCA where just a few years back FF tires were...

I'm just getting into participating in West Coast vintage events with an SCCA Club Ford 1981 PRS. I've done two so far, CSRG at Thunderhill and SVRA at Sears Point.

I've run on a set of used...

Assuming you are referring to the large overnight loss with American Racer AR133s, nope. Crappy build quality. All of us that use/have used the tire in our regional club races have experienced the...

I got a new set of Hoosier VFF's I ran at Sears Point 3 weeks ago and since sitting in my garage two have lost a half pound, two none at all. Very acceptable pressure integrity in my book, especially...

I did change camber and toe, plus pressures, did not change caster. I let tire temps dictate the changes.

This is a bit of a digression as most of the Hoosier VFF shod cars will be the original...

I used a set of sticker Hoosier VFF tires at last weekends SVRA Sears Point (Sonoma) event. I'm new to the vintage racing world, the only other event I've done was the CSRG weekend at Thunderhill a...

Any more experiences/recommendations to report on the Hoosier vintage FF tires?

I'm planning on running the SVRA Sonoma event in my 1981 PRS SCCA Club Ford with a nice new set of Hoosiers. My...

I'm confused by one of Dan's posts:

"Both Ethan and Lock advised that the Avon ACB9's in the A29 compound are required. They won't accept us with AR's

Correction!
Locke advised we are welcome...

How much do the Avon A29/ACB9 cost, where do we get them from and can they be mounted on a simple Harbor Freight manual tire changer?

Tom Duncan