RideTech ShockWave vs. "normal" coil over

[71RS/SS396]

Originally Posted by Richio1

Look at the how well the Ridetech cars have done in the autox events... That is the reason I went with their complete set up. Added the airpod upgrade which made the install way easier and it doesn't add that much weight.

Have you driven your car yet? I am not a fan of shock waves on light cars, the ride quality isn't that great, maybe it's my combination but I have not been that impressed ( I have them on a 69 Camaro and on a 67 Nova ) . The digital controllers are a pita the ride height seems to be inconsistent at the same pressures. One other piece of advice I can give is, don't use the flexible plastic line and pushlock fittings they are leakers. The plastic line has a leak down rate if you look at the mfr. specs. I just finished a 62 bubbletop and did all the lines in steel and used braided ss where they had to be flexible and that car can sit for months and not loose air pressure. Just my .02