Sloan85
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 08:44 PM |
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Adjusting protech shocks - best setting for Indy R?
Currently the adjuster knobs are turned all the way anticlockwise. I believe turning clockwise will stiffen them up but any ideas how many clicks
would be a good starting point for an Indy R BEC.
Cheers
http://mkindygsxr.blogspot.co.uk
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daniel mason
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 08:55 PM |
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have they all been valved in pairs? if not they will not adjust equally on the adjuster. procomp may be worth a phone call to help with setup as i
believe the shocks can vary massively if not a matched pair!
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Sloan85
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 08:58 PM |
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Bought from MK as part of the kit so now sure about that one!
http://mkindygsxr.blogspot.co.uk
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daniel mason
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 09:03 PM |
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unfortunately id say the chances are they are not matched pairs
there has been loads of recent threads on here regarding cars going for setup to find shocks are miles out! jeffw is one and he runs a 300+bhp
competition car! think hes had to replace them
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Camber Dave
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 09:07 PM |
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I've set up many kit cars and use and recommend Protech dampers
I normally set dampers to start at 1/3 of the working range plus 10% on the rear. So for Protech that would be 3 front and 4 Rear.
From here increase/reduce the front dampers to get the turn in and steering response to your liking.
On the rear adjust the dampers up or down to have the car ride the bumps to your liking.
For track use start as for road use and increase them equally to sharpen up the response.
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Camber Dave
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 09:08 PM |
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I've set up many kit cars and use and recommend Protech dampers
I normally set dampers to start at 1/3 of the working range plus 10% on the rear. So for Protech that would be 3 front and 4 Rear.
From here increase/reduce the front dampers to get the turn in and steering response to your liking.
On the rear adjust the dampers up or down to have the car ride the bumps to your liking.
For track use start as for road use and increase them equally to sharpen up the response.
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JacksAvon
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 11:01 PM |
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my 2 bobs worth...............
Book a day with procomp for a set up.
Never heard a bad word about them.
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Davg
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 11:46 PM |
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Start point as asked for go fo 6 clicks on each and take it from there. Once you are happy enough yep as said consider prof set up.
Cheers D
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joni
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| posted on 30/8/13 at 11:48 PM |
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shocks
I asked procomp would they valve my shocks and they said they would not do them if I had not bought them off them had a good chat with them and
seamed friendly enough it was a second hand set I bought of this site so you might have to buy a set of them
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jeffw
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| posted on 31/8/13 at 05:26 AM |
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They don't have the facility to valve the shocks themselves but they can tell you if they are a matching set and (if you take the car to them)
what the operating range of the shocks are. Mine turned out to to have an operating range of 3 clicks on the front (out of 14!). Also be aware that
Procomp shocks have 3 ranges (high, medium and low) with 14 clicks each.
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procomp
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| posted on 5/9/13 at 11:00 AM |
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Hi
Just a few corrections on some of the above.
The dampers we provide are items built by protech to our specification. IE not what they supply as as STD.
What that enables us to do is re valve and use different weights of oils. That then enables us to supply customers with dampers to suit their
individual application.
However when it comes to working with STD dampers already supplied from other sources it is not cost effective for the customer to re valve and
machine the parts required.
Cheers Matt
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