[Fot] Spit Rear Shocks

[fpspitfire at comcast.net]

Bob



I use AVO dampers.B  rears are full rose bearing connections and front have a
rose bearing on the bottom and stock top with poly bushings.



front settings vary from 8-15 and the rears vary from 12-20 of the 24
positions.B 



Remember your mileage will vary depending on springs, tires, and swaybars.



I had spax on my car for a while and didn't like them at all.B  the
adjustability was not very good, the spitfire ones if i remember correctly
only adjust rebound (or bump i can't remember) and i was never able to really
see a differenct between the full soft setting and full hard setting.B  I also
thought the adjustable spring perch was cheap.B  it's a collar welded on
rather than a threaded body,the shaft is a small diameter.



I don't know much about the Koni's so I can't really say much about them other
than I know the adjustability is not able to be done with the damper on the
car.B  you have to remove, compress, twist...



aaron

#87 HP Spitfire 1500

Southern Illinois Region SCCA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky at spitfire4.com>
To: fot at autox.team.net, robertten1 at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:43:18 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [Fot] Spit Rear Shocks

Konis all around. Full hard in back.

And thinking of sending them in to get revalved harder. Reason: Koni says it
results in better turn-in in front. When I reset the rears to full hard it
did give me better turn-in, just not enough yet.

--Rocky Entriken

----- Original Message -----
From: <robertten1 at aol.com>
To: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:30 AM
Subject: [Fot] Spit Rear Shocks


> Amici Spit Racers,
>
> Curious as to what brand of shocks people are using, and the settings, on
> the rear of your Spitfire Race Cars?? Also, has anyine any experience with
> the shocks available from Ted at TSI ?? My second set of Spax are leaking
> out!
>
> Curious,
> Bob T