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PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:41 pm 
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I have 20 year old "Gabriel Red Rider" dampers on the front of my hydro car and I reckon it's time I chucked them...

I don't think adjustables will do me any good, I doubt I can adjust them better than a set of quality ones are set up off the shelf

I'm leaning towards these - https://minispares.com/product/classic/552018.aspx

or maybe these - https://minispares.com/product/classic/19-221694.aspx

I'd love some of these - https://minispares.com/product/classic/B36-0370.aspx but don't think I'd notice the difference for the outlay

opinions?

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 11:12 pm 
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Std KYBs. Not gas and not adjustable. I put a set on a mate's hydro Clubby recently, they work fine. Well made (Japanese).
Cheap from Karcraft. :)

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 5:52 am 
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So how do you fit these to hydro suspension

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:19 am 
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Bilstein or KYB. I ditched the SPAX adjustable for the Bilstein, best modification/ change l made. 20 point adjustable shocks gives the owner to many options to stuff it up, and they were way to firm even at the softest setting. I bought the Bilstein performance shock when the exchange rate was decent, the great thing is they can be rebuilt in Australia if required.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 8:00 am 
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Re fitting, see my thread in the how-to forum.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 8:09 am 
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I have GAZ adjustables, 10 clicks from softest setting is perfect for me

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I have the KYB gas-a-just ones on my dry car and they work very well.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 11:50 am 
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You don't need to add a lot of damping with hydro, all you are doing is making up for the deterioration of the valving in the 50 year old displacers. :)
My 20 year old Pedders red dampers are still working fine, when they go kaput I will fit KYBs.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 8:29 pm 
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I reckon you go the Adjustable GAZ, I have the on scrapper and they were a godsend when i was running hydro. Being able to adjust them hard for tarmac and back again for dirt motorkhanas made a huge difference.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:13 am 
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aaron wrote:
I reckon you go the Adjustable GAZ, I have the on scrapper and they were a godsend when i was running hydro. Being able to adjust them hard for tarmac and back again for dirt motorkhanas made a huge difference.

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that's a good point Aaron - thanks :)

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:06 pm 
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oh, thanks to everyone else for input too :)

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Bit of a late contribution - I've had SPAX on a hydro car, adjustability is good, but I don't think the quality of the SPAX stuff is super great.


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 1:45 pm 
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I might try the front shock setup
So has anyone got a pair of top shock mounts to sell

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 2:10 pm 
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I might try the front shock setup
So has anyone got a pair of top shock mounts to sell


put a wanted ad - they're fitted to all dry suspension cars

I think there is a how-to for it, but basically you just need to buy an 8mm unbrako cap head bolt to go through the top arm

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 3:51 pm 
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You can get them new at most mini shops.
http://www.minispares.com/product/Classic/21A474.aspx
http://www.minispares.com/product/Classic/21A471.aspx

Or as a kit with some shocks to convert your hydro car.
http://www.minispares.com/product/Class ... J3362.aspx

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