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.
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 
Thank 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
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