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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 12:07 PM
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Ok I have searched till my eyes are sore!!!About a year (maybe two)ago someone grooved their stock shocks and found a coilover sleeve kit and springs for the front of the car.I remember the post even specified the colours of the parts were blue and yellow with the part numbers.

Anyone remember the post?
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Vaguely familiar...try a search (advanced search, select C4 parent directory so it searches tech and general) with the keyword "Afco".

They are the brand that sells blue and yellow coil over pieces. I remember the poster spent about a quarter of the going rate for EM / Doug Rippie / QA1 versions.
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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Vaguely familiar...try a search (advanced search, select C4 parent directory so it searches tech and general) with the keyword "Afco".

They are the brand that sells blue and yellow coil over pieces. I remember the poster spent about a quarter of the going rate for EM / Doug Rippie / QA1 versions.
Thanks I could not remember the afco!!!
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Is that thing road worty yet
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Is that thing road worty yet
I installed the new ac compressor and drier on Saturday and just have to get the time off to come and consume your Beer!!! Do you remember that post? I still can't find it.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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Sorry, I don't have a memory.
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I would also be very interested in this, but I also can't find this supposed thread.
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Well I was so smart ,I wrote the numbers all down to do it at a later date and cant find the paper either!!!I think the sleeve kit was the 2012a,I will phone them and post the part #
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1373180

Finaly found that post.It was baddmann

2 each alco 28450 8 inch springs
2 each alco 20125A hardware kits
Groove shocks for snap rings and make an upper washer.
Coilovers for under 300 dollars.

Man I was starting to go blind looking for that.
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Originally Posted by Great White North
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1373180

Finaly found that post.It was baddmann

2 each alco 28450 8 inch springs
2 each alco 20125A hardware kits
Groove shocks for snap rings and make an upper washer.
Coilovers for under 300 dollars.

Man I was starting to go blind looking for that.
Awesome! That is cheap. I may have to do this for my car, as I would really like to be able to set the ride height and corner weight the car.
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Originally Posted by Great White North
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1373180

Finaly found that post.It was baddmann

2 each alco 28450 8 inch springs
2 each alco 20125A hardware kits
Groove shocks for snap rings and make an upper washer.
Coilovers for under 300 dollars.

Man I was starting to go blind looking for that.
Let me know how it goes, Roy. I may do the same if you can get it right the first time.
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Originally Posted by AGENT 86
Let me know how it goes, Roy. I may do the same if you can get it right the first time.
Dan ,I am going to order the parts today!!I have access to a lathe so I will be a pro when we do your's
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Originally Posted by Great White North
Dan ,I am going to order the parts today!!I have access to a lathe so I will be a pro when we do your's
Where are you going to put the groove on the shock at? The very bottom, or up a ways? I was unsure of where badman put his at, as he doesn't really say.
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Originally Posted by Great White North
Dan ,I am going to order the parts today!!I have access to a lathe so I will be a pro when we do your's
I'll stock the fridge with your liquid wage.
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I'm also curious about where to 'grove" the shock. Does anybody have more details? Maybe a tech write-up?
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Originally Posted by rickslt4
I'm also curious about where to 'grove" the shock. Does anybody have more details? Maybe a tech write-up?
Me too, and is it just one groove, or is the shock spiral grooved so that the coilover hardware screws on to the shock?

We need an update from baddmann to see if he did the rears also.
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Originally Posted by 95wht6spd
Me too, and is it just one groove, or is the shock spiral grooved so that the coilover hardware screws on to the shock?

We need an update from baddmann to see if he did the rears also.
I'm pretty sure it is just one groove. The coil over kit comes with a snap ring. The snap ring goes into the groove, and this supports the sleeve. The inerior of the sleeve is not threaded.
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Searching old posts, did you do this? I am curious as to what is entailed with the machining of the top washer..
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Originally Posted by 95wht6spd
Me too, and is it just one groove, or is the shock spiral grooved so that the coilover hardware screws on to the shock?

We need an update from baddmann to see if he did the rears also.
Originally Posted by Mojave
I'm pretty sure it is just one groove. The coil over kit comes with a snap ring. The snap ring goes into the groove, and this supports the sleeve. The inerior of the sleeve is not threaded.
So the snap ring just holds the sleeve to the shock body? Anyone have pictures of this? I believe most of the kits I've seen come with the threaded sleeves. What are the sizes/specs for this kit, what size sleeve?


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Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-
Searching old posts, did you do this? I am curious as to what is entailed with the machining of the top washer..
Last time I asked Roy(6 months ago), he still had not done it.
Anyone gone this route, yet ??
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