rear shock inserts

PostPost by: twincamman » Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:13 am

has anyone installed a shrader valve into a knackered rear shock insert to re charge them with nitrogen or other gases :?: ---- ed
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PostPost by: bengalcharlie » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:11 am

no, but it sounds very interesting!


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PostPost by: twincamman » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:25 am

the Penskey shock on the race car has such a fitting to recharge the nitrogen ----it should work on an insert -- :idea: ----ed
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PostPost by: M100 » Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:36 pm

What makes you think there was any gas in there to start with?
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PostPost by: twincamman » Fri Dec 23, 2005 1:04 pm

good point-if oil was added at the factory it probably leaked out before the car was sold --oil replacement could also be facilitated in this way --- perhaps a threaded plug :idea: ---I'm not sure what fails in a shock----- valving wear or loss of damping fluid or gas --the rear shock inserts appear to be well suited to holding up a rear hatch on a pinto but are not stout enough to last more than a week in the rear of a car -ed
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PostPost by: type26owner » Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:43 pm

It's easy to identify a gas-filled shock when it's new, those are the ones when the plastic securing strap is cutoff the shaft comes shooting out to full extention. I don't recall the Spax doing that but I could be wrong.

There is a gas-filled special shock newly available now for the Elan just I can't recall the brand name offhand at the moment. It'll spring back to mind later when I least expect it. :lol: I've got about 5000 bookmarks which are not organized very well so finding it is a real crapshoot. :shock:

I don't like gas-filled shocks on vehicles flogged on the racetrack. Too heat sensitive for my liking.
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PostPost by: twincamman » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:17 pm

Kieth ----4 minute lap times don't make a difference what you have in the shocks-----Merry Christmas ---ed :lol:
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PostPost by: type26owner » Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:37 pm

Ed,
My stock Elan is quite a bit faster then a formula vee. After looking around it appears you can get Krypton filled Spax shocks now for our cars now. I think that's a brand new item within the last year or so.
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PostPost by: twincamman » Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:15 pm

I fear krypton will neutralize my super driver powers --- as I hope to find a super vee :twisted: and around Mosport a vee is 145 a n elan is 159 ed
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