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Exiled
06-04-2009, 05:11 PM
I have a 73 formula & I live near a lake on a windy road. My car corners great & is also great for straight roads for a 1/4 mile rip. So my question is whats a good shock for cornering? Is there one that is adjustable so if i go to the 1/4 mile track I can adjust it.

twoformulas
06-05-2009, 08:23 AM
Exiled, do a search in this forum; there is a ton of past posts on shocks. Long story short, you get what you pay for with shocks. I went with Bilsteins since my '75 is street driven. Cheers, Rick

Rhino
06-05-2009, 08:31 AM
I'd second the search, although to narrow things down for you a little, if you truly want a shock that will be both good at the drags and in corners, you'll be looking for a shock with isolated compression and rebound dampening. You'll typically find this feature starting in the midrange double adjustable shocks.

Bryce
06-05-2009, 09:20 AM
i would look into afco, from my research they have the widest range of adjustments. I have there DA T2 coilovers.

Exiled
06-05-2009, 03:57 PM
Ok, I looked through some of the archives it looks like Bilsteins are recomended more & looked on the Bilstein web site. It realy only showed 1 type for my car & it doesn't say there adjustable. Maybe they are but there was no real discription.
Anyone know a part # that fits a 73 Formula that are adjustable?

falcon65,
Do you have a web site for the Afco's shocks?

I looked on summit also for both Bilstein & Afco each brand just had the on part# with no choices. Am I just dreaming that there is an adjustable shock that could be used for both types of driving?

Bryce
06-05-2009, 09:38 PM
bilstein are not adjustables

google search afco.

formulafr
06-08-2009, 12:42 PM
i use koni for mine

DriverzInc
06-09-2009, 10:01 AM
Varishocks....

formulafr
06-09-2009, 10:03 AM
can the varishocks be stiffer than konis?