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We are considering upgrading some items on our car for next year. We are going to go with new low friction ball joints and some other items that should help suspension consistency..A few questions about shocks:
We currently run a mish mash of used shocks (Old Afco DA RF, Afco 3/5 rear, Pro 5 LF, Pro 4/0.5 LRB, Afco dummy LRF). Please provide an honest answer..if you have experience going from this type of shock package, and upgrading to top notch shocks, like say, Integras, what difference would one honestly expect? Is it truly as night and day of a difference as advertised? If our setup was decent, would a properly valved set of Integras make that much of a difference? Our engine is down on power compared to most, and our track slicks off quite a bit, so that power difference is minimized by feature time, but we still can't seem to muster past a 12th or 13th position finish. We don't have the cash for the engine we want to build yet, so we are looking for other ways to improve for next year.
On the note of budget..we certainly can't afford aluminum IDA's...so the comparison is this:
Would it be better to get steel monotube Integras valved correctly for our track and chassis and gain a few extra pounds at 320 dollars each, plus 30 or so for the coilover kit, or spend just a bit more and get new Afco T2 DA shocks for LR and RF at about 500 each, and 13T shocks for RR and LF at 200 each? Any opinions would be appreciated!
We currently run a mish mash of used shocks (Old Afco DA RF, Afco 3/5 rear, Pro 5 LF, Pro 4/0.5 LRB, Afco dummy LRF). Please provide an honest answer..if you have experience going from this type of shock package, and upgrading to top notch shocks, like say, Integras, what difference would one honestly expect? Is it truly as night and day of a difference as advertised? If our setup was decent, would a properly valved set of Integras make that much of a difference? Our engine is down on power compared to most, and our track slicks off quite a bit, so that power difference is minimized by feature time, but we still can't seem to muster past a 12th or 13th position finish. We don't have the cash for the engine we want to build yet, so we are looking for other ways to improve for next year.
On the note of budget..we certainly can't afford aluminum IDA's...so the comparison is this:
Would it be better to get steel monotube Integras valved correctly for our track and chassis and gain a few extra pounds at 320 dollars each, plus 30 or so for the coilover kit, or spend just a bit more and get new Afco T2 DA shocks for LR and RF at about 500 each, and 13T shocks for RR and LF at 200 each? Any opinions would be appreciated!
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