Racing Reds

[Smudger33uk]

Managed to pick up a nice set of unused Racing Red shocks and springs on eBay without any fitting instructions. Maybe a dumb question but will ask anyway......what is the best way up to fit them, clicker at the bottom or top!?

Also, any recommendations on how many clicks work best?

Cheers, Mark

[Colin RedGriff]

Hi there I put the clicker at the top it means you can adjust the fronts without having to take the wheels off

This is the advice that Joolz sent me when I was fitted Racing Reds to my Griff

"on the springs its just a case of winding the platforms to get the ride height you require. i suggest close to std is good. if you wind them to the height on the platforms as the original it will probably be too high but thats good as the springs will settle slightly over the first thousand miles so setting slightly high is better.
on damping start at the soft end, the car will feel floaty and imprecise, start with the rear adjusters and wind them up until you have a ride thats firm enough for you without being too hard, then work on the front and increase that to give you the feel and response to turn in that you require and you'll be about there. what settings you end up with are personal preference but its just a combination of comfort at the rear and response at the front to get you started."

[SILICONEKID343HP]

Don`t fit them the wrong way round !two are longer ,can`t remember which ones fit .

[Smudger33uk]

Thankfully they are marked front and back!

Thanks for the advice.

[SILICONEKID343HP]

What happened to Racing Reds ? they became very popular and the right price ..Are they Nitron ?

[SteveSPG]

they were an unbranded nitron, though not made any more

i have them, like them, but did hear some early ones leaked, though ive no issues with them

[M@H]

I am very pleased with mine, and yes they are Nitrons in disguise. The reason for fitting them inverted is so there is less sprung weight for the spring to deal with as the heavier end of the unit is bolted to the chassis, effectively this will make the whole assembly that deflects under load lighter.

Edited by M@H on Saturday 13th July 09:17

[M@H]

I am very pleased with mine, and yes they are Nitrons in disguise. The reason for fitting them inverted is so there is less sprung weight for the spring to deal with as the heavier end of the unit is bolted to the chassis, effectively this will make the whole assembly that deflects under load lighter.

Edited by M@H on Saturday 13th July 10:53