Shock and strut recommendations

[Static_LV]

Oh come now shock dyno's are no more proprietary than an engine dyno.
This information allows an educated consumer determine if specified factors are going to be acceptable for an application.

I understand that the specifics of valving, construction, manufacturing, etc... are proprietary, and that's fine, I wouldn't ask for that nor expect that to be shared, but what I am asking about is pretty commonly shared by manufacturers in this industry.

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[jpaulson]

Oh come now shock dyno's are no more proprietary than an engine dyno.
This information allows an educated consumer determine if specified factors are going to be acceptable for an application.

I understand that the specifics of valving, construction, manufacturing, etc... are proprietary, and that's fine, I wouldn't ask for that nor expect that to be shared, but what I am asking about is pretty commonly shared by manufacturers in this industry.

What he said.....

 

[wildcatgoal]

But then, like with Steeda's vertical links and BMR's cradle lockout, some Chinese house brand copies the part and sells it for less with slightly different paint jobs and makes the same claims. I wouldn't share this information on a forum, either.

I'm curious, if you had the shock dyno in hand, what would you do with it? I mean, I haven't the slightest idea how to read one and take action with the information. I'm pretty sure 99% of the people on this forum are the same. Especially since if you're getting these shocks, you're getting someone's springs - another limiting factor toward customization.

For what it's worth, it has been stated elsewhere that these shocks are approx. 1.5 turns more-or-less on the adjustable shocks. 1.5 turns is exactly where I had my adjustables set with my Ultralite springs and my sway bars set to second to stiffest setting each and my instructor was beyond himself with how my car handled (on Pzeros...). And I daily drive on the same setting, just dialing back the sway bars.

 

[Static_LV]

That is why there are Chinese knockoff Ohlin's and Penske's just flooding the market, right?
Those companies are pretty much the top of the pile for this sort of thing and they publish these specs on their web-sites along with detailed breakdowns of their dampers, rebuild instructions, adjustment and re-valving instructions, shock dyno plots, etc...

There are plenty of people around here who know how to read a shock dyno just like there are plenty of people around here who know how to read an engine dyno. It is a description of the function of the part in question. As to what to do with this information, people generally use it to base their purchasing decisions on once they determine that the operations of said part fall within the functional requirements of their application.
It should be noted that the original poster stated that he will be staying in FS for autocross which means that he will be running the factory springs.

For what it's worth

it has been stated elsewhere that these shocks are approx. 1.5 turns more-or-less on the adjustable shocks. 1.5 turns is exactly where I had my adjustables set with my Ultralite springs and my sway bars set to second to stiffest setting each and my instructor was beyond himself with how my car handled (on Pzeros...). And I daily drive on the same setting, just dialing back the sway bars.

This doesn't actually provide any quantifiable information.
The only thing that this tells me is that your setup probably has a much higher effective spring rate than a factory GT/PP and that if they worked effectively on your setup that the odds are pretty good that a factory GT/PP will be significantly over-damped. Of course that too is speculation since none of the specs for any of these parts are actually published.

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