[DMCForum] Re: Road noise

["erikgeerdink" <erikgeerdink@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not sure if I am going to change the rear shocks at all.  Anyone 
see a problem with me keeping Martys shocks and original springs on 
the back and putting gradys performance shocks and spring on the 
front?  

Erik

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> > I love my current shock setup (bought from Marty Maier) but I 
would
> > really like to ride on Gradys setup.
> 
> I have Grady's on my car now and am ready to try Marty's setup.  
Before you
> put Grady's shocks on the rear, try compressing them off the car 
with your
> body weight to see how much noise they make.  Mine are 
unacceptably loud.
> Everyone who rides in my car asks what the issue is with the 
hamsters having
> a riot in the back.  I just say that my car is hamster powered.
> 
> I do like Grady's front shocks, though.  Even with the lowered 
suspension, I
> am less apt to bottom out when crossing a "high crown" 
intersection.  High
> crown = the crossing road has a cusp on each side of the 
intersection.
> 
> Ken Koncelik (who is responsible for having the PJ Grady shocks 
developed)
> told me that they shouldn't make any noise and that if I return 
them to the
> manufacture then they can tweak them to be quieter.  Well, 
whatever.  These
> are my second noisy set.  One from the first set failed and caused 
my frame
> to scrape the road several times while I limped it home.  If it 
wasn't for
> the cushion in the seat, my butt would be sore.  Oh wait, $400 for 
those
> shocks, yeah, my butt is sore!
> 
> Oh, while you are trying to get those shocks to fit, notice that 
the stem on
> the top is too long and won't compress the bushings.  Another 
little design
> perk of those fucked up shocks.
> 
> Walt


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