Witch shocks?

[daveandlesley]

I Know i have to get a set of shocks and springs due to my rear end sagging but witch ones
Racetech are doing a set of protechs for £500 E bay offer Gaz nickel £525 Gaz Gold Professional £625 SPAX RSX COILOVER £620


I have a pre cat and don't do track days and want to keep it as standard as possible your thoughts please

[Green Meanie]

My Vote is for Nitrons,fitted to my Pre-Cat griff excellent

G.M

[RFC1]

Got nitrons on my 4.3bv. Like them.

sandy

[scotty_d]

You bunch of old witches over here.

[roysum]

scotty_d said:

You bunch of old witches over here.

Ha Ha! best get Lesley to check the spelling Dave !!

[daveandlesley]

No the broomstick is my transport when the griff is broken - sorry guys I try to keep a track of what he is up to!!!


Lesley

[Barreti]

I've had Gaz Nickel on my 4.3BV Griff for getting on for 5 years now. Apart from them being squeaky when they've been run hard they are fine.

I understand they have resolved the squeak problem now. Ask Derek (AB Shocks) he'll give you the lowdown particularly on the GAZ shocks.

[scotty_d]

Sorry could not help it i am one to talk ,i cant spell very well and a bad speaking scotsman . Any way as for shocks i use gaz Nickle find them ok but wish i had spent the extra now on the nitrons may still next winter.

Edited by scotty_d on Friday 14th May 23:49

[Mr MoJo]

Fitted Gaz Gold Pro's last year. Can highly recommend them so far. Made a big difference after being set up and having alignment done.

[Simon.b]

I’ve got the GAZ Nickel also and yes they are OK. The car feels smoother but bottoms out more and just doesn’t feel quite as tight as it used to with the original sports setup.

[haircutmike]

I am sure Nitrons are a top quality Damper.

If I had about a grand that I didn't need, I may buy a set.

But.

They are definitely not a necessity for a fast road car.

I use Pro-Techs and heavier springs and there is never a handling issue as they are properly set up.

I do a lot of track days and my set up is excellent.

I never use the same set up for the track as the for road, I believe this is where some people get it wrong having there car set up with too much damping making it jittery on the road.

A little time experimenting with the adjustments is time well spent.

If your car is bottoming out Simon, you need stiffer springs.

Mine used to so I changed to + 20% as recommended by Trackcar and the problem was solved!

HCM.

[matoakley]

Hi

Sorry to interject but if car bottoming then you need longer bump stops or more bump damping or both. One problem with fixed ratio dampers is that rebound to bump ratio is often 5:1. I think you need 3:1
I have wasted a lot of money on this over the years!

matthew

[haircutmike]

I disagree, the standard springs are very soft.

If you adjust the damping to a harder setting with standard springs, it may not bottom out, (slow down the travel speed), but the ride will suffer.

Fitting slightly heavier springs allow you to still use a comfortable damping rate but the springs will compress less, no bottoming!

HCM.

[simonpa]

Has anyone used the (Nitron) Racing Reds? They are the same price as the Gaz units.

I heard they had some problems with early production units, but hopefully sorted now..

TIA - Simon

[dmax]

simonpa said:

Has anyone used the (Nitron) Racing Reds? They are the same price as the Gaz units.

I heard they had some problems with early production units, but hopefully sorted now..

TIA - Simon

as far as i know they're not produced anymore.

[K4TRV]

dmax said:

simonpa said:

Has anyone used the (Nitron) Racing Reds? They are the same price as the Gaz units.

I heard they had some problems with early production units, but hopefully sorted now..

TIA - Simon

as far as i know they're not produced anymore.

Have a look at Neil Garner's page:http://www.neilgarner.co.uk/TVR_specials/

He still lists Racing Reds. I change from AVOs to RR's. Highly recommended.

HTH

Trev