Racing Red suspension
Discussion
Having cleaned off the suspension on my recent acquisition it turned out to be Racing Red all round.
I gave done search here and on the net but not turned up much information about them.
What I do know is the car rides really well on them but i would like to play with the adjustment ...anyone got these fitted?
I understand they are no longer in production but it would help if anyone has experience with them or any instructions as such.
I gave done search here and on the net but not turned up much information about them.
What I do know is the car rides really well on them but i would like to play with the adjustment ...anyone got these fitted?
I understand they are no longer in production but it would help if anyone has experience with them or any instructions as such.
I have a set of Racing Reds on my Griff which I fitted when I refurbished the suspension. That was quite a few years back, but the Racing Reds are still performing well.
You can get them serviced or refurbished by Nitron if you need to.
These are some instructions that Tim at ACT sent me when I bought them, to get a basic set up.
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, then if you need to refine further i can tell you how the stiffness affects handling and what it compromises but just get it set up as above to start with, thats enough to think about for now
You can get them serviced or refurbished by Nitron if you need to.
These are some instructions that Tim at ACT sent me when I bought them, to get a basic set up.
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, then if you need to refine further i can tell you how the stiffness affects handling and what it compromises but just get it set up as above to start with, thats enough to think about for now
Colin RedGriff said:
I have a set of Racing Reds on my Griff which I fitted when I refurbished the suspension. That was quite a few years back, but the Racing Reds are still performing well.
You can get them serviced or refurbished by Nitron if you need to.
These are some instructions that Tim at ACT sent me when I bought them, to get a basic set up.
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, then if you need to refine further i can tell you how the stiffness affects handling and what it compromises but just get it set up as above to start with, thats enough to think about for now
That's great, You can get them serviced or refurbished by Nitron if you need to.
These are some instructions that Tim at ACT sent me when I bought them, to get a basic set up.
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, then if you need to refine further i can tell you how the stiffness affects handling and what it compromises but just get it set up as above to start with, thats enough to think about for now
thank you , soon as I have the car back together guess what's first on list 
I have upgraded from Gas Gold Pros to Racing Reds - major improvement.
Racing Reds were produced by Nitron before they made Nitrons.
They had to discontinue Racing Reds because they were as good as Nitrons, but at a lower price.
Nitrons are between £1200 and £1500 a set. GGPs are about £700. Enjoy.
Try adjusting the stiffness via the adjuster. Turn it clockwise to make them stiffer, anti-clock for softer.
I would recommend quite soft on the rears on the road, fronts quite hard (20-25 clicks up from soft).
On track, make all 4 much stiffer.
Racing Reds were produced by Nitron before they made Nitrons.
They had to discontinue Racing Reds because they were as good as Nitrons, but at a lower price.
Nitrons are between £1200 and £1500 a set. GGPs are about £700. Enjoy.
Try adjusting the stiffness via the adjuster. Turn it clockwise to make them stiffer, anti-clock for softer.
I would recommend quite soft on the rears on the road, fronts quite hard (20-25 clicks up from soft).
On track, make all 4 much stiffer.
Have fitted a few sets of racing reds over the years, they are budget nitrons but there is nothing budget about them they are quality shocks. As said nitron can rebuild them for you as and when required. As with any adjustable shocks on tvr's i set them up quite firm on front and softer on rear to squat and dig in. So i would start with 2-4 clicks from full hard front and mid click setting to a few clicks harder on rear.
QBee said:
Racing Reds were produced by Nitron before they made Nitrons.
Maybe not that simple? some interesting reading in this old threadThank you all, for the input, appreciated. 
I have to say the car feels good on the current setup but perhaps a tad soft compared with my S2K but comfortable just the same.
Once back on road I think I will setup from square one as advised above.
I have to say the car feels good on the current setup but perhaps a tad soft compared with my S2K but comfortable just the same.
Once back on road I think I will setup from square one as advised above.
Edited by Ptr400J on Sunday 23 October 07:53
Put a set of Racing Reds on my 500 last year and they totally transformed the feel of the car even cruising on dual carriageways. Best £300 (little used seconds) I have ever spent on my car. Damping,4 clicks out for fronts and six clicks out for rears if that's any help which gives good compliance without rattling everything over the potholes!
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