Dampers For Rear Turrets

[zeebraa 4]

Have searched with no answers.

 

Where are people sourcing the dampers for rear turrets? What length is being used?

 

I have some adjustable ledas for the front.

 

 

[205wrc 16]

Depending on the length of your turrets, most conversions use Escort Mk2 shocks

[petert 585]

I don't think Escort shocks are the best solution. It's quite tricky and time consuming to get right. My best advice is buy a kit from Colin Satchell.

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

The escort ones all looked to long when I started looking into it. I've got a pair of aluminium bodied pro-techs to try when I eventually do mine.....

[zeebraa 4]

I contacted gaz and they have plenty of suitable dampers.

 

Just supply them with the length of damper needed at ride height and they supply a suitable damper with the correct open/closed lengths.

I don't think Escort shocks are the best solution. It's quite tricky and time consuming to get right. My best advice is buy a kit from Colin Satchell.

Why? for a bit of sheet metal work?

[welshpug 1,655]

its more than just sheet metal.

[zeebraa 4]

Well what else is there? Stud for the rear of the stub axle and some measuring?

 

Either way I'll be doing it all myself. Minus drilling and tapping the rear of the stub axle.

[petert 585]

Droop calculation vrs shock open/closed length vrs spring rate vrs top of shock mounting point. Just four variables really. I've got Spax shocks, did all the work myself but I'm not happy with the droop.

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

Virtually Zero droop tends to be the trend on a lot of front wheel drive circuit cars. What did you go for peter?

[petert 585]

Now that is the million dollar question and one I've been sworn to secrecy on. It's not zero however, as ideally you need to keep the tyres on the ground.

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

fair enough!