Interesting article. His take on shock brands:
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Bilstein
Penske
Koni
Ohlins
Sachs
Dynamic
Suspension
Not on this list? Almost certainly crap.
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And his take on adjustable shocks:
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Amazingly, save those brands mentioned in that earlier list, this was a non-stop parade of horror, including, but not limited to:
Adjusters that did absolutely nothing;
Adjusters that had more crosstalk effect than they had primary effect (ie, a rebound adjuster where 1 click made a 10% change in rebound and a 30% change in compression);
Adjusters that were nonlinear and exponential;
Adjusters that peaked in the middle of the adjustment range (in one example, "full hard" was softer than "full soft");
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Looking at two of his recomendations:
Bilstein has "HD" shocks for the MII front, but not "SP" which is supposed to the be firmer, more "sporty" of the two:
AllShocks.com | 1978*FORD*Mustang II Bilstein Shocks'
Actually the "HD" would probably be fine for most uses...might be interesting to compare to KYB's shock as they are in the same price range.
I don't see a MII listing on the Penske Shocks site, but they would probably build you a custom set...
Not on his list is Chris Alston, who also has custom-made shocks which are double adjustable, and expensive. I wonder how they stack up? There are offerings for the MII (front and rear), but I don't see any offers of a shock dyno chart:
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