upgrade, looking for new coil-overs

[SLO_Z28]

I was talking with a gentleman from Deuces Wild (a small shop in Fillmore CA not far from my house) and he was able to explain a lot more about the ridetech shocks than anyone I've talked to before, and the shocks are very good. You are able to rebuild them and re-valve them if you're the kind of guy like me that would change the preload and shim stacks to match the cars dynamics, and he said they have very good low velocity response with low amounts of bleed over. The RideTechs are a very capable shock, and I might have a set to play with pretty soon.

[rrelco]

you have speedtech call Blake at speedtech he sells ridetech now

[ROBS6T8]

I was talking with a gentleman from Deuces Wild (a small shop in Fillmore CA not far from my house) and he was able to explain a lot more about the ridetech shocks than anyone I've talked to before, and the shocks are very good. You are able to rebuild them and re-valve them if you're the kind of guy like me that would change the preload and shim stacks to match the cars dynamics, and he said they have very good low velocity response with low amounts of bleed over. The RideTechs are a very capable shock, and I might have a set to play with pretty soon.

Great information!

[SLO_Z28]

Great information!

He also said there was a very linear, and very wide range of adjustment in the rebound adjustment. That means that they are very well set up out of the box and the changes mean something.

[CliffS]

Thanks for all the info guys!!

[SR71]

You do not need the ridetech control arms. I have the Chicane front coilover mounts and I purchased a pair of T-bars to fit my lower control arms from ridetech. I have 3.6 eye bearing to eye bearing front coilovers.

why stop with a 3.6" shock and t-bars???

I too have chicane upper mounts. but, the arms are spc top and bottom. the chicane lower mounts are bolted AND welded to the bottom of the spc arms. and with a little clearance work, I was able to fit a 5.2" stroke ridetech tripple. with ridetech spindles I was able to package the 5.2" shock, get the ball joints level with the lower pivots AND get the "in the weeds" ride that I wanted.

needless to say that I don't worry about bottoming the shocks. the sub can lay flat on the asphalt and never bottom the shocks.....now, the inner fenders are another story.

[makoshark]

I would much rather damage a coilover rather than the frame or wheel well of my car. Its cheaper

[SR71]

I would much rather damage a coilover rather than the frame or wheel well of my car. Its cheaper

everything is tucked up inside the sub on my car and we are just talking about possibly bottoming in a dip. I'll take a little sub scraping anyday over possible damage to one of my ridetech tripples.

[frojoe]

ridetech huh?! Thanks guys.



Been all over the web yesterday including ridetech. Couldn't find any coil-over with T-bar on the lower link. On the other hand I think the Chicane kit from Speedtech/Ridetech might be an option.

Sorry for bringing this back from the dead but Ridetech does now offer a t-bar lower pivot ("trunion") and it's an extra plate that replaces the spherical eye. For your setup, the part number is 90002361. They also offer a t-bar for wider bolt spacing that is a different number. If you go with this trunion lower bar mount and the stud top mount, the Ridetech coilovers will bolt right into your car, no fab needed.

[CliffS]

Sorry for bringing this back from the dead but ridetech does now offer a t-bar lower pivot ("trunion") and it's an extra plate that replaces the spherical eye. For your setup, the part number is 90002361. They also offer a t-bar for wider bolt spacing that is a different number. If you go with this trunion lower bar mount and the stud top mount, the ridetech coilovers will bolt right into your car, no fab needed.

Thanks Frojoe