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fletcherscustoms
04-01-2010, 12:29 PM
"Fletcher's Customs has partnered with AFCO to bring you a true bolt-on MonoTube Coilover with the added benefit of a remote reservoir for extra fluid capacity! Attached is the first set of shocks using a 2.5" diameter 10" long spring with the added benefit of a remote reservoir that we'll be testing on my 70 Camaro "Shop Beater V3.0". These shocks fill a void in the market place where other companies are producing a bolt-on coilovers but no one is building a true MonoTube Coilover!"

Want your input on how we could further market these and what you think about this new step?
I'll also be working to get ones for the first gen guys in the coming weeks...

You can Contact me for pricing and availabilty. I will post more in the coming hours as I get caught up


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Damn True
04-01-2010, 12:34 PM
Do you have a shock dyno and do the damper valving or do you get the shocks straight from AFCO?

Do you supply dyno plots with each individual damper?
fletcherscustoms
04-01-2010, 12:37 PM
The body and valving is designed and produced by AFCO. Honestly all I did was convince them to build this setup. These are the first ones, so valving and so fourth is going to be played with quite a bit over the summer. We should be pretty close based off existing shocks they have built. But want know 100% till we start beating on the car in the coming weeks. They will be available with any valving you ask for or std setup for a true bolt on , for your normal garage guys
Damn True
04-01-2010, 12:46 PM
The body and valving is designed and produced by AFCO. Honestly all I did was convince them to build this setup. These are the first ones, so valving and so fourth is going to be played with quite a bit over the summer. We should be pretty close based off existing shocks they have built. But want know 100% till we start beating on the car in the coming weeks. They will be available with any valving you ask for or std setup for a true bolt on , for your normal garage guys

Dyno plots? For each serialized shock?
fletcherscustoms
04-01-2010, 01:06 PM
We will have a lot more details in the next day!
wendell
04-01-2010, 01:14 PM
Dyno plots? valving? The important thing is it has a remote reservior. Work out the details later.
Damn True
04-01-2010, 01:26 PM
Dyno plots? valving? The important thing is it has a remote reservior. Work out the details later.

You ARE being facetious right?
Mkelcy
04-01-2010, 03:47 PM
Not to hijack or anything, but I have this dyno chart for my own double adjustable AFCO shocks (with the all important remote reservoir :)) and I have no idea what it's telling me or how I use it to make adjustments. Any help?
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Damn True
04-01-2010, 04:12 PM
That is a pretty good looking plot. The important thing is that the L/R in front match and the L/R in the rear match. You got 4 plots right?

I hit your inbox with a primer on the topic.
formula
04-01-2010, 05:39 PM
Dyno plots? valving? The important thing is it has a remote reservior. Work out the details later.

Yes the important thing is that they look cool. Whether or not they work is ultimately inconsequential. :hammer:

Looking forward to seeing the dyno plots on these, as I just switched to afcos--granted not these--and would like to get an idea of how they perform in general.

I know, in the end that's apples to oranges, but until I have time to do this...

http://www.circletrack.com/howto/82884_buildling_shock_dyno/index.html

...i'll take all the info I can get from other sources.
wendell
04-01-2010, 05:53 PM
You ARE being facetious right?
So long as the lines are stainless braid, NO. I'm not being facetious.
WS6
04-01-2010, 07:09 PM
True, can you hit me up with that primer as well? Thanks
JEFFTATE
04-01-2010, 07:13 PM
Are you gonna' have them on at the Peach State Musclecar Challenge ??
Bryce
04-01-2010, 07:29 PM
I am running afco double adjustables on two of my cars. They came with dyno sheets.
Damn True
04-02-2010, 06:57 AM
Yes the important thing is that they look cool. Whether or not they work is ultimately inconsequential. :hammer:

Looking forward to seeing the dyno plots on these, as I just switched to afcos--granted not these--and would like to get an idea of how they perform in general.

I know, in the end that's apples to oranges, but until I have time to do this...

http://www.circletrack.com/howto/82884_buildling_shock_dyno/index.html

...i'll take all the info I can get from other sources.

So long as you understand that a dyno plot only applies to one and only one shock.
Damn True
04-02-2010, 06:58 AM
I am running afco double adjustables on two of my cars. They came with dyno sheets.

Serialized, one for each shock?
fletcherscustoms
04-02-2010, 07:13 AM
Here is the press release AFCO did back at SEMA.
fletcherscustoms
04-02-2010, 07:30 AM
Are you gonna' have them on at the Peach State Musclecar Challenge ??


Yes I will have a set on my car and maybe Freedombird as well as some on display
Bryce
04-02-2010, 07:40 AM
Serialized, one for each shock?

yessir
fletcherscustoms
04-02-2010, 07:44 AM
Shocks ordered from me will come with serialized dyno graphs for each shock. I will have my graphs from mine posted later today!
Damn True
04-02-2010, 07:59 AM
Excellent. You are the first AFCO vendor that I have had confirm that. That is good news.
fletcherscustoms
04-02-2010, 08:36 AM
Afco offers it. It requires on extra day of lead time to do the testing
fletcherscustoms
04-02-2010, 08:56 AM
Here is the complete assembly with the bottom adjuster and a QA1 10gbf550 conical spring.

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fletcherscustoms
04-02-2010, 09:36 AM
Shock dyno graph from one of my fronts

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fletcherscustoms
09-22-2010, 08:29 AM
We are selling these things like crazy. Cost is very effective against Penske and the others. And these are more adjustable and offer more tuning. Getting ready to ship set to the Netherlands, and have shipped 4 sets in the last two weeks. Get them while they are hot $560 per corner, plus $55 for a Chrome spring in your choice of weight.
Bryce
09-22-2010, 08:48 AM
Chad that is a great price. I would like to change out my T2s for some M2s. You got me thinking!
fletcherscustoms
09-22-2010, 09:41 AM
yeah great pricing compared to the others out there. This is one time deal going on till Friday of next week. They retails for $650, I'm just trying to get these out in the market and cars on them for some real world testing of how we can improve them. And details on how they work for everyone
Bryce
09-22-2010, 10:30 AM
I have two cars with T2s on the front, one is my falcon and my designed suspension and the other is a 65 mustang with a bolt in coilover conversion I came up with. Both cars work greeat with those shocks! maybe if i get my 3-link built before next friday the M2 might be an option for the rear.
MrQuick
09-22-2010, 11:01 AM
Hey Chad, great product.

what is the real life height adjustablity range on these? 1-3"?

Vince
fletcherscustoms
09-22-2010, 11:08 AM
On my 70 its about 3 inch total adjustment. But get to a point where your just compressing the spring way to much.
JEFFTATE
09-22-2010, 11:23 AM
That's pretty cool Chad .