I agree with what you're saying but I have to wonder. I have an email to the author to confirm that. If so I wonder how they think they can be competitive with such a compromised package when you can run any shock you want.
Les Francisco wrote: >I don't think this is a rule for the class, it just happens to be the way that >company put the shock on their cars. Earlier they mention that you can use any >shock and give sample cost of up to $600/shock > >Les > > >From:John Whitling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [ Save Address ] >Reply-to:[email protected] >To:[email protected] >Subject:Re: [F500] Puck vs Shocks .. worthy solution >Date:Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:08:36 -0500 > > >Thanks for the link, Eric. It's interesting and worth considering how >they got around expensive shocks with their shock rule. I advise >everyone to read the shock rule for these inexpensive cars so I'm >pasting it below .. > >The *COILON*à units consist of a Dodge Dakota Gabriel rear shock (gas >bag type), a 3/8â rod end (which screws onto the pin end of the shock), >the shock washers provided with the shock, spacer washers, one >industrial die spring and two industrial die spring cups. The result is >a compact inexpensive unit (a spring ON top of a coil) that rivals the >big guys in performance and beats the heck out of all of them in terms >of price. Industrial die springs are available from any number of >industrial supply and mail order shops in rates from 70 to 700 pounds >and can be mixed and matched to fine tune your racerâ¦between $5 and $20 >each. The only real drawback here is the lack of adjustable compression >and rebound rates available in all-out racing shocks. [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of jwhit.vcf] ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
