Running 90/10 Shocks on the street..?

[Kaferdog]

How do adjustable 90/10 shocks work for street use ..?...Does anyone run them ..? what the advantage and dis-advantage's of using them...? I have a set of CE's 90/10's I got in a trade just wondering if I should use em or sell em..?

[Dan Mazur]

Are you racing your car on the street?

[Kaferdog]

Mmmm thats a trick question...?...........Mmmmm Sumtimes..!....



Hey When do ya want yer seats...?...

[Rick Meredith]

Are you racing your car on the street?

We would never condone racing on the streets... that's illegal! 

[Kaferdog]

Ohh Nooo..... Rick I would never do burnouts or speed on a public street..... ..."THATS" ....illegal....!!.....

[mg]

you'll have 90% compression and only 10% rebound.
A good front shock for weight transfer but little else.
No advantage to have full (90) compression and but no (10) rebound over pot holes.
I'd stick with a stock valved oil shock closer to 50/50.

For cornering the best shock is calibrated to your spring rate.
if you add stiffer springs, adjust shock to reduce compression and add rebound control.
Softer spring , more compression less rebound.
 

[Rick Meredith]

Ohh Nooo..... Rick I would never do burnouts or speed on a public street..... ..."THATS" ....illegal....!!.....

That's what I thought Randy... carry on! 

[Gary Justus]

you'll have 90% compression and only 10% rebound.
A good front shock for weight transfer but little else.
No advantage to have full (90) compression and but no (10) rebound over pot holes.
I'd stick with a stock valved oil shock closer to 50/50.

For cornering the best shock is calibrated to your spring rate.
if you add stiffer springs, adjust shock to reduce compression and add rebound control.
Softer spring , more compression less rebound.
 

Good info, Mike.

[Troy Palmer]

CE's 90/10 were designed for a v8 car, so in a aircooled vw it's more like a 60/40- not bad on the street.  If your going to run them on the strip- you will need to drill them out and replace with a light weight oil if you want any advantage.

Same shocks drilled and filled with 10w oil in my 1960 1950 lbs bug!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=1w3psbox8L4

Troy Palmer

[Dan Mazur]

Besides, you're too old to be driving that way!!!

;p


Thanks for tonight!!

[DKK Ted]

Hey now, what a minute, to old?? Never to old! I can do burnouts and race with the best of them. Of course at the race track.   

Ted

[Kaferdog]

So CE's 90/10 adjustable was made for a V8...!......What about the other settings like 80/20 and 60/40 will they also be stiff...?

[H67bug]

I ran with 90/10 on the street for a while. If there were a few bumps or ripples in the road close together I could not keep my feet on the peddles due to the bouncing around.

Now run adjustable Spax which are fine.

On the track I only run 13.1-13.5 though...you may be running a lot faster.

[Cheesepanzer]

The CE 90/10's are intended for old Mopar's.  I've run them on the street for a while and never noticed any ill affects from the occasional pot hole on the rough roads up here in Wisconsin.  They do transfer better than stock oil shocks, and do aid in controlling wheel-spin on the street.  The front end lifts and stays up longer to plant the rear tires and limit the radials from spinning forever.   

[Kaferdog]

The CE 90/10's are intended for old Mopar's.  I've run them on the street for a while and never noticed any ill affects from the occasional pot hole on the rough roads up here in Wisconsin.  They do transfer better than stock oil shocks, and do aid in controlling wheel-spin on the street.  The front end lifts and stays up longer to plant the rear tires and limit the radials from spinning forever.   

Thanks ...I think I'll give em a try before I sell them...!...if not they will be up for sale..!

[karl h]

any comparison to the carerra 90/10s?

[Jon]

Same shocks drilled and filled with 10w oil in my 1960 1950 lbs bug!

I have the same shocks laying around and I would like to modify them in the same way. Any tips, can it be done at home?

[Kaferdog]

Same shocks drilled and filled with 10w oil in my 1960 1950 lbs bug!

I have the same shocks laying around and I would like to modify them in the same way. Any tips, can it be done at home?

I was told that you you could take a pair of stock shocks... drill a hole in them and give them "one" push .....and let the fluid out then put a screw in the hole to seal it up..!...not sure what Troy's methed is but sure it's close ..I would think ...?