Gaz shocks question

[Meatball]

I cant get hold of absoulutlyshocks at the moment (its the weekend i guess)but i know theres a few people fitting gaz shocks at the moment, so how many clicks are you running?

Ive just been for a long hoon and my tits were jumping around all over the place, ive got them a little too hard i think.

Also im getting lateral swaying on hard exceleration any ideas?

[Ab Shocks]

Meatball said:

I cant get hold of absoulutlyshocks at the moment (its the weekend i guess)but i know theres a few people fitting gaz shocks at the moment, so how many clicks are you running?

Ive just been for a long hoon and my tits were jumping around all over the place, ive got them a little too hard i think.

Also im getting lateral swaying on hard exceleration any ideas?

Sorry George forgot to divert the phones to the workshop.

Try 01480 403700

[V8 Animal]

Ben,
How many clickety clicks did you settle with?
Paul

[Meatball]

V8 Animal said:

Ben,
How many clickety clicks did you settle with?
Paul

Hi paul, fronts were 32 and rears were 26 from memory, i think ive got them set too hard for the country roads where i live.
I need to play around with the click settings a bit.
what did you set your at?

Edited by Meatball on Saturday 26th April 19:22

[fastandcurious]

I started with 12 front from soft and 18 rear. Now I've gone up to 15 front and 18 rear. Much better now.

[V8 Animal]

10 F 12 R as ive said abit soft looks like i was right.
Thanks for the info will adjust to your settings.
V8 Animal

[Meatball]

I think ive got my clicks wrong

[V8 Animal]

Meatball said:

I think ive got my clicks wrong

Don't think you have you've just done it in reverse there is 47 clicks do your maths.
V8 Animal

[daz the plumber]

ive tried all that , the rears are fine but the fronts sqeek when i push down on the wings .they seem to be soft and bouncy or rock hard.its not nice on small bumps

[thegman]

Had my shocks done by Derek at Ab Shocks at the weekend. Gaz golds replacing Avos (only found out when they came off). Wow. The difference is very noticable and I was exceptionally pleased with their service. A+ recommended.

[Meatball]

I reset mine over the weekend at 15 front 18 rear much better i think i`ll soften the front a little more.

[Ab Shocks]

12 to 15 on the front is not far off the mark for most, I vary rarely go past 18 on the rear.

[peteA]

Ab Shocks said:

12 to 15 on the front is not far off the mark for most, I vary rarely go past 18 on the rear.

When you say 12 to 15 and 18 ish on the rear....is that from the softest setting, ie wound all the way anti clockwise?

[Ab Shocks]

peteA said:

Ab Shocks said:

12 to 15 on the front is not far off the mark for most, I vary rarely go past 18 on the rear.

When you say 12 to 15 and 18 ish on the rear....is that from the softest setting, ie wound all the way anti clockwise?

Yes, or you could count the ammount of clicks from soft to hard say 42 and come back 30 on the front and 24 on the rear to ensure even damping.

[astra man]

Ive settled for 12/15 damping and it's a comfy ride.
However not so sure on ride heights.
Mine are 620mm front,640/650 rear.Mes from top of arch.
As you can see i need to adjust at least one shock.
Thoughts on the ride heights please.
Other than that there brill.
V8 Animal

[Del Del Del]

astra man said:

Ive settled for 12/15 damping and it's a comfy ride.
However not so sure on ride heights.
Mine are 620mm front,640/650 rear.Mes from top of arch.
As you can see i need to adjust at least one shock.
Thoughts on the ride heights please.
Other than that there brill.
V8 Animal

Measure from the chassis not the plastic


ETA Note: Not Del from AB Shocks

Edited by Del Del Del on Tuesday 29th April 12:19

[V8 Animal]

Del Del Del said:

astra man said:

Ive settled for 12/15 damping and it's a comfy ride.
However not so sure on ride heights.
Mine are 620mm front,640/650 rear.Mes from top of arch.
As you can see i need to adjust at least one shock.
Thoughts on the ride heights please.
Other than that there brill.
V8 Animal

Measure from the chassis not the plastic


ETA Note: Not Del from AB Shocks

Edited by Del Del Del on Tuesday 29th April 12:19

You mean wishbone to ground?

[Del Del Del]

Can of worms I have my (Different shock but...)fronts stiffer than the rears

[JonathanT]

Del Del Del said:

Measure from the chassis not the plastic

I have in my mind a rule of thumb that says to aim for horizontal lower wishbones?

[Del Del Del]

V8 Animal said:

You mean wishbone to ground?

Front & rear area of main chassis rails

JonathanT said:

Del Del Del said:

Measure from the chassis not the plastic

I have in my mind a rule of thumb that says to aim for horizontal lower wishbones?

I believe that is a good start point


IMO the main thing is to get rear to front rake of approx 20mm +