JohnCh Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 A friend stopped by today to borrow my in-car camera setup. After seeing the Westfield's new coilovers sitting on the bench, he jokingly said the springs look more like valve springs than suspension pieces. That comment prompted me to pull out the rear coilover units ready to go on my daily driver for a little side-by-side comparison. According to my scale: 4.25lb vs. 12.47lbs. The front setup on my DD is a ride-height adjustable strut so it is even bigger and heavier than the rear units seen in the photo. I think I need a smaller DD http://www.usa7s.org/aspnetforum/upload/2078819699_shocks-800.jpg -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 alot of locost guys use the Yamaha R1 shocks. those things are tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 alot of locost guys use the Yamaha R1 shocks. those things are tiny. True, the R1's are quite small. Most of us are shying away from the motorcycle shocks now, however, because it's proven nearly impossible to get a good balance of suspension travel and spring rate/damping. By and large, locosters are just ponying up for proper custom automotive coil-over units like the Proma Star QA1 and Strange Engineering shocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCh Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 My shocks are pretty standard by se7en standards. The ones in the picture are 12-3/8" long and fitted with 1.9"ID x 8" springs. -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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