monte70car Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Looking at buying a pair of Viking A204 shocks I believe its a good price $125 just for the front. I have asked the vendor if they come with coil over or it is just the shocks. I'm thinking of throwing them in the 72 since it has tubal front control arms (currently has Hotchiks lowering springs and QA-1 shocks). The rear of the 72 already has a pair of coil overs not the best on the market but it does have the option to raise or lower the coil overs. What you all think Vikings on the 72 with 2" drop spindles and tubal control arms or Vikings on the 70 with stock spindles and control arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreese Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I have a set of Viking double adjustable's on the rear along with the factory coil springs. Very good quality shock and easy to set up. I dial them in for street driving and when at the track change the compression and rebound. Car has consistent 1.58 60' times and as far as street/ highway driving when dialed down the ride is factory like. Best bang for the buck IMHO and they are made in the USA. Give Remy at UMI a call as they are a distributor for Viking and hey can give you some great advice on what setup would work best for your specific needs. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte70car Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Hey David I went ahead and brought the Vikings coil overs. They are just the double adjustable shock bodies so I'll have to break down and buy the coil over springs down the road. I'm going to throw them on my 72 to get the front a little lower then it sits in the picture below (which is lowering springs, 2" drop spindles with QA-1 shocks). The rear is regular coil overs where I can move the shocks up or down on the rear end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreese Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Cool!! You will really like them. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte70car Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 Well got the shocks in Thursday Now I have to get the coils for them and they will be ready to go. So I will have a set of big block lowering springs for sale soon along with some QA1 shocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreese Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 They look great. Will make the cars stance right and give you awesome handling performance. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymontesa70 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Sounds like you got a screaming deal. Let me know when your ready to dump your old setup I might be Intrested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte70car Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 The coil overs are in and not set to any setting at this time. The coils are all the way down so that won't last long. The upper control arm is way off the frame which looks good but limits the turning of the wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte70car Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 So the other week we rolled the 72 out after doing the swap to coil overs and noticed the car wouldn't roll as easy as before. Still have to get the front end sitting right but will be losing a weekend of work due to Spring Carlisle coming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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