davidvoas73 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Does anyone have any direct experience of Freestyle and Nitron adjustable dampers? How do they comapre from a performance perspective? Given that the Nitrons are approx double the price, what are the benefits? Thanks in advance. Edited by - wavydavy on 19 Feb 2007 20:33:13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 The old addage 'you pays your money you make you choice' they are double the price for a reason. Had Avo's Got Nitrons. Wouldn't go back. The car has more grip, more balance, rides the bumps better, put the power down better. If you can stretch to Nitrons buy them. RED 2.0 HPC 230BHP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 It is because of Gambo and Dave J that my suspension upgrade has increased in price 😳 I am a man of many personalities How else could he explain his multiple usernames? Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted February 19, 2007 Support Team Share Posted February 19, 2007 Read this thread here where I asked the same question. Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidvoas73 Posted February 19, 2007 Author Share Posted February 19, 2007 OK .. nitrons it is. Next question is spring rates - 250lb fronts and 215lb rears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSL Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Nope!, 225lb fronts & 150lb rears is the best bet for sprinting performance. I have run both 150 & 170lb rears in my Worcestershire based R400 & hitting a sharp bump with the 170lb ers is rather akin to being beaten on the bottom with a cricket bat 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidvoas73 Posted February 19, 2007 Author Share Posted February 19, 2007 Do the dampers really make that big a difference, I have adjustable billies with "Green" springs which I have assumed are 250/215 front to rear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casbar Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Wen tfrom billies, 225 front, 160 rears, to Nitrons, 225 front, 150 rears, there did seem to be a big difference. Although, the Nitrons are adjustable, so you can tweek them when on the track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted February 20, 2007 Support Team Share Posted February 20, 2007 I have 250lb front springs and 150lb rears which seems to work well although it took a while to get the understeer dialled out. I could be tempted with 225lb fronts. The 250/215 setup is typical of a race/track car but does not work so well on road or on many sprints/hillclimbs where the surface is far bumpier than a race circuit. The good thing about adjustable dampers is that you can run a nice soft setup for the road and then when you get to the track or sprint venue adjust the damping to suit the course. I have started to keep a record of the settings I use at each venue so my starting point when I arrive is to set the damping to what worked well last time. I can then adjust to suit conditions. Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I switched to Nitron's a couple of years ago from a worn out set of Bilsteins and noticed a HUGE difference, for reference I'm running 250 fronts and 170 rears on my Duratec. It can be a little stiff at the back sometimes but it works well most of the time. Rob G www.SpeedySeven.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Oops Edited by - rgrigsby on 20 Feb 2007 08:43:57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 have just swicthed (actually in the process of switching) from freestyle/avo to nitrons so hopefully should be able to give some comparison feedback soon rob Ps BTW anyone want some freestyle shocks/springs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I reply to every thread Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Quite possibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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