QA1 coil overs vs original SPF Bilsteins

[Rick Parker]

Ray: How do you get this mileage, are you running the OEM SU's?


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'67 Austin Cooper S Concours 42mpg

[Ant]

My friend has just finished his car with QA1 Shocks and he is very happy with them, this is on a NZ Almac cobra kit and for road use!
I wanted Koni double adjustables race shocks, which are the model just under their top of the range four way race shock, I was talked out of that for a custom built set of Bilsteins, downside they arent adjustable, and have to be sent back to the workshop and dismantled, but are adjustable.

From my experience with the QA1, Koni etc all the multiple external adjustments are okay for fine tuning but if they are valved correctly for the spring you are using, they should be good.

From what I can gather QA1 arent really considered amongst the race boys as a race shock, and some reports they perform differently after hard use compared to a more expensive race shock. For that matter Bilsteins, Konis are down the food chain as well, as shocks like Penske etc are common in the race game!

You get what you pay for, a set of QA1's could have been purchased for one of my custom Bilsteins.

[JCoop]

Originally Posted by Rick Parker

Ray: How do you get this mileage, are you running the OEM SU's?


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'67 Austin Cooper S Concours 42mpg

Rick, I have to admit that is a bit optimistic. I do have custom jetted SUs from Joe Curto, and add lead substitute every tankful. It could be my speedo gear? I show 70mph when other classic minis next to me at last year's Spring Fling said they were only doing 65. So that would mean I rack more miles to the tankful...