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double adjustment shocks

#1 Post by jeep65 » Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:11 am

need some suggestions - i have a 71 nova bb and want to change from qa1 r shocks to afco double adjustment - question - which stroke should i use 4" or 7"? also i use moroso trick springs and global west tubular a-arms. thanks, carl

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#2 Post by John_Heard » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:26 pm

Is this in the front or rear ? How fast?

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#3 Post by jeep65 » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:31 pm

should have mentioned that . it is in the front - mid ten second car and no power adder

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#4 Post by John_Heard » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:57 pm

I think you're going to be limited to what will bolt up stock in the front, seems like that's a 4" travel shock if I remember right. Remember that out at the wheel the travel will be more than that.

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#5 Post by jeep65 » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:14 pm

thanks john, i will go with the 4." wish i would have known about this website last year, i would have saved a lot of unnecessary (foolish) spending...

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#6 Post by John_Heard » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:21 pm

haha - good luck with the unnecessary spending, it hasn't helped me that much yet!

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AFCO's are NOT bolt-in

#7 Post by 40Coupe » Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:26 pm

Just a word of caution. The AFCO's are NOT a bolt in item on a Nova/Camaro with stock lowers. Hopefully your GW lowers have a larger shock opening. I just went through this on my '67 and it took some fabrication work to get the 1840F's to fit. Something else, AFCO has come out with a new series to replace the 1840F and it must be installed with the spring as an assembly. Got that straight from AFCO. That's one reason I got a pair of 1840's while I still could.

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#8 Post by jeep65 » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:11 pm

looks like i better get the measurements of the shocks from afco and then measure the opening of the lower.....thanks for the info, carl

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