08-26-2015, 11:01 AM
If you are spending $2k plus, I wouldnt even bother looking at KW or any KW variant. I put them on the same plane as custom-valved yellows. Getting Feal/KW is the same path you have already walked.
At that price point, there is only a couple shocks I would deal with: MCS Single, Ohlins or Penske if they made a shock for you car.
After 3 years of hard racing where most shocks need rebuilds every season or two, my Moton Singles 1st of all held up 100%, dynoed like they were new, and continue on another car where they still are working great. (Moton is now MCS).
I have ran countless cars over countless shocks, noting the suspension setups each time. Beleive me, there is a large and considerable difference between junk like Fortune Auto/BC/AST/Japanese crap vs properly valved Konis/Bilsteins. And then a HUGE step up to MCS/Moton/Ohlins/Penske.
Even right now I have MCS on the race car, Ohlins on the LS1/M3, and higher-end Konis 3013s on the z06
The Ohlins are 7+ years old but feel awesome, the MCS are just mind-blowing, and the Konis have less than 5k miles on them but feel slightly blown and could use a rebuild (I am hard on shocks). The Fortune Auto/AST/BC Racing junk all feel WAYYY too stiff (and I come from full blown aero/slick setups), hop around, very little shock control, and make the car handle like a pogo stick.
At that price point, there is only a couple shocks I would deal with: MCS Single, Ohlins or Penske if they made a shock for you car.
After 3 years of hard racing where most shocks need rebuilds every season or two, my Moton Singles 1st of all held up 100%, dynoed like they were new, and continue on another car where they still are working great. (Moton is now MCS).
I have ran countless cars over countless shocks, noting the suspension setups each time. Beleive me, there is a large and considerable difference between junk like Fortune Auto/BC/AST/Japanese crap vs properly valved Konis/Bilsteins. And then a HUGE step up to MCS/Moton/Ohlins/Penske.
Even right now I have MCS on the race car, Ohlins on the LS1/M3, and higher-end Konis 3013s on the z06
The Ohlins are 7+ years old but feel awesome, the MCS are just mind-blowing, and the Konis have less than 5k miles on them but feel slightly blown and could use a rebuild (I am hard on shocks). The Fortune Auto/AST/BC Racing junk all feel WAYYY too stiff (and I come from full blown aero/slick setups), hop around, very little shock control, and make the car handle like a pogo stick.
2020 Ford Raptor
2009 Z06
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2009 Z06
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