Ridetech or chassisworks 4 link. Pros and cons ? 68 Camaro

[s10pro]

I want to place my order, and would like hear what you guys have to say? I am doing dse mini tub car, it's a 68 camaro my buddy is going to be doing the welding so it's not s issue

[s10pro]

Car is a driver I Dought I will ever try to compete with car. It may see the 1/4 mile a coupe times in it s life, maybe I go to a autox some day who knows

[dhutton]

ridetech coilovers are far superior in my opinion.

Don

[Build-It-Break-It]

Ride tech

[DippedInSauce]

ridetech coilovers are far superior in my opinion.

Don

I strongly agree with Don. Chassiswokrs offers terrible aftersales support when it comes to their problematic shocks and the damage that results when they fail. You can reference my well documented issues with them in the "Feedback" section under "My Chassisworks experience". I have several friends who are running Rideteck coilovers and love them. I have heard nothing but positive feedback.

[s10pro]

Had any one done any 1/4 Mile passes with the ridetech with a good 60ft

[camrat68]

I've made MANY 1/4mi passes with my Chassisworks set-up with no problems. Some more than a thousand mile round trip from home. I've been driving with that in the car since '09 and front ridetech coil overs since '14 with no problems. Either would be a good choice but in hindsight I would've gone with the same company back-to-front.

Jim

[TheJDMan]

I assume you are talking about the canted 4 link rear suspensions? If so, both are well engineered good quality suspensions. They actually share a common origin in the past so they are very closely related. The biggest difference between the two is in the shock package supplied with the respective kits. I have a Chassisworks G-Link and I struggled with ride height and shock bottoming issues with the supplied 5" stroke Vari-shocks for a couple of years. I finally gave up and dumped the Vari-shocks for a shorter custom built 4" travel AFCO shock pn 3240PT, my ride height and shock bottoming issues all went away while at the same time the ride quality improved with the new shocks. IMO, the 4 link is a toss up, both are good suspensions. The real difference is in the shocks and from that standpoint alone I would go with ridetech.

[DippedInSauce]

I assume you are talking about the canted 4 link rear suspensions? If so, both are well engineered good quality suspensions. They actually share a common origin in the past so they are very closely related. The biggest difference between the two is in the shock package supplied with the respective kits. I have a Chassisworks G-Link and I struggled with ride height and shock bottoming issues with the supplied 5" stroke Vari-shocks for a couple of years. I finally gave up and dumped the Vari-shocks for a shorter custom built 4" travel AFCO shock pn 3240PT, my ride height and shock bottoming issues all went away while at the same time the ride quality improved with the new shocks. IMO, the 4 link is a toss up, both are good suspensions. The real difference is in the shocks and from that standpoint alone I would go with ridetech.

Hey Steve, didn't you ever contact Chassisworks regarding the ride hight and bottoming out issues? I'd be very curious as to what they attributed it to.

[Rod]

in hindsight I would've gone with the same company back-to-front.

Jim

this is great advice......a shock is not just a shock....they have different compression and rebound curves that differ from company to company , and each has an idea that thinks makes theirs better or special , when you have differant shocks front and rear it can be VERY difficult to get a dialed in car and if no one else has the same setupit tough to get tuning advice

[s10pro]

The car will be a driver with ny kids in the back seat will prob never see autox

[Rod]

The car will be a driver with ny kids in the back seat will prob never see autox

???I don't understand that response?? tuning is still needed to make a good street ride, even more so

[Bad94]

I have the ridetech 4 link and Im very happy with it. Ride quality come from shock and spring rate.

[TheJDMan]

Hey Steve, didn't you ever contact Chassisworks regarding the ride hight and bottoming out issues? I'd be very curious as to what they attributed it to.

Yes, I did! I went back and forth with Carl at Chassisworks off and on for nearly a year and got a lot of dialogue but no real solution. Their engineers insisted that a 5" stroke shock was necessary for sufficient suspension travel and that the bottoming issue was because I was setting the ride height too low. Never mind the fact that there is more than adequate suspension travel with the shocks removed and cycling the rear end up and down. Chassiworks did come out with a lower shock mount extension that was for show applications only, so they did acknowledge on some level that there was a problem with the long shocks but refused to supply a shorter version. The shorter 4" stroke shock corrected all my bottoming issues and has never reached either full extension or full compression. Knowing what I know now, I would not hesitate ordering another G-link suspension but I would buy it without any shocks. I would then supply my own shocks based on the actual ride height and required shock length. Currently my shocks are 12" eye to eye at static ride height and my custom AFCO shocks measure 10" compressed to 14" extended which puts them exactly at mid stroke at ride height.

[TheJDMan]

this is great advice......a shock is not just a shock....they have different compression and rebound curves that differ from company to company , and each has an idea that thinks makes theirs better or special , when you have differant shocks front and rear it can be VERY difficult to get a dialed in car and if no one else has the same setupit tough to get tuning advice

Rod is correct, this is one reason why I replaced my non-adjustable DSE shocks up front and my DA Vari-Shocks rear and went with a matched set of custom built AFCO PT valved shocks front and rear. There was an immediate and distinct improvement in both handling and ride quality. However, this is an expensive way to go since I ended up with 2 pairs of mis-matched shocks that are now just dust collectors. This is one more reason to buy from one vendor for both front and rear suspension.

[DippedInSauce]

Yes, I did! I went back and forth with Carl at Chassisworks off and on for nearly a year and got a lot of dialogue but no real solution. Their engineers insisted that a 5" stroke shock was necessary for sufficient suspension travel and that the bottoming issue was because I was setting the ride height too low. Never mind the fact that there is more than adequate suspension travel with the shocks removed and cycling the rear end up and down. Chassiworks did come out with a lower shock mount extension that was for show applications only, so they did acknowledge on some level that there was a problem with the long shocks but refused to supply a shorter version. The shorter 4" stroke shock corrected all my bottoming issues and has never reached either full extension or full compression. Knowing what I know now, I would not hesitate ordering another G-link suspension but I would buy it without any shocks. I would then supply my own shocks based on the actual ride height and required shock length. Currently my shocks are 12" eye to eye at static ride height and my custom AFCO shocks measure 10" compressed to 14" extended which puts them exactly at mid stroke at ride height.

Wow Steve! that sounded all too familiar! I was also told by Carl, and Nick that my ride height was set tooo low. They accepted zero accountability for their shocks being incorrectly paired with my system. Nor when one of them failed. Unfortunately based on my experience I will never patronize Chassisworks again. So this afco 3240pt shock you now have solved the problem? The part comes up as a "drag racing" shock. There also seems to be two variations. One with a remote res and the other without. Did you purchase one off the shelf or was it tailored to your application? I'm looking to swap out my shocks asap. Thanks for your advise!

[Rod]

I'm looking to swap out my shocks asap.

what shocks do you have now?.......also in your signature...what is 24 pistons?

[rickpaw]

what shocks do you have now?.......also in your signature...what is 24 pistons?

I would guess 6 pistons at each corner.

[DippedInSauce]

what shocks do you have now?.......also in your signature...what is 24 pistons?

Regretfully I'm still running the faulty Chassisworks shocks. The more people I consult with the more I hear about how bad they truly are. I'm looking to replace them asap. I've narrowed it down to either the Afco 3240PTs that Steve is running or the JRI's. And Rickpaw is correct the 24 pistons refers to my brakes. They're overkill but hey you only live once.

[icemanrd19]

Yes, I did! I went back and forth with Carl at Chassisworks off and on for nearly a year and got a lot of dialogue but no real solution. Their engineers insisted that a 5" stroke shock was necessary for sufficient suspension travel and that the bottoming issue was because I was setting the ride height too low. Never mind the fact that there is more than adequate suspension travel with the shocks removed and cycling the rear end up and down. Chassiworks did come out with a lower shock mount extension that was for show applications only, so they did acknowledge on some level that there was a problem with the long shocks but refused to supply a shorter version. The shorter 4" stroke shock corrected all my bottoming issues and has never reached either full extension or full compression. Knowing what I know now, I would not hesitate ordering another G-link suspension but I would buy it without any shocks. I would then supply my own shocks based on the actual ride height and required shock length. Currently my shocks are 12" eye to eye at static ride height and my custom AFCO shocks measure 10" compressed to 14" extended which puts them exactly at mid stroke at ride height.

While I have the dse quadralink I experienced the exact same thing. To get the look I wanted on my 67 we had to go about a inch lower resulting in the shock bottoming out. 69 has the tucked looked and doesn't experience this. I went with a 4.1 stoke shock and the difference in ride quality is night snd day. The cAR still has plenty of travel and doesn't bottom out at all now