Podium Shocks by Elephant racing

[analogmike]

Hi,

I am looking at these shocks and they look like they would be great for my 1973 911. But there are no threads about them on this forum so I guess they are brand new. I think I would get the single adjustable rears, I have very similar ones now, built about 8 years ago by ShockTech which went out of business.

Has anyone tried Podium Shocks yet?

www.podiumshocks.com

[sc_rufctr]

I haven't tried them but Elephant racing products have a great reputation.

I especially liked there coil over systems for early cars.

[ChkbookMechanic]

I just ordered some parts from Elephant Racing about a week back and Chuck was saying he was going to be launching some new shock products so these must be what he was talking about.

Given the quality of the Elephant Racing products I have already I would think they are going to be very nice. They are supposed to come with a printout of the shock dyno reading so when you send them back in for a rebuild they'll know (and you'll know) how the shock should be performing and how it is currently performing.

Of course, I have another year before I need to change shocks so I'll anxiously await people's review of the shocks.

[analogmike]

I am happy with my other Elephant racing products (poly bronze bushings, etc) so I was excited when I found out about these. Maybe I will be the first to try them as I blew my clutch in a race on the 4th of July so while my car is at the shop we're going to do the torsion bars and shocks too.

They seem to be based on the Bilstein shocks which work great and are very reliable (unlike Koni) so I anticipate an excellent experience with these.

[GaryR]

Originally Posted by analogmike

Hi,

I am looking at these shocks and they look like they would be great for my 1973 911. But there are no threads about them on this forum so I guess they are brand new. I think I would get the single adjustable rears, I have very similar ones now, built about 8 years ago by ShockTech which went out of business.

Has anyone tried Podium Shocks yet?

www.podiumshocks.com

Mike - Does Chuck offer custom valving for whatever torsions/springs you run? If just stock it won't matter much but I highly doubt anything you have is stock....

[ChkbookMechanic]

Chuck does offer custom valving for the various torsion / spring combinations that you can run.

[GaryR]

Originally Posted by ChkbookMechanic

Chuck does offer custom valving for the various torsion / spring combinations that you can run.

Sounds like competition for Bilstein's if the price is right (and they hold up). From the shock site -

Levels - Choose from 4 standard core valving levels, each tuned to specific torsion bar sizes / spring rates:
level 1 - 21/28mm
level 2 - 22/29mm
level 3 - 23/31mm
level 4 - 24/33mm

[analogmike]

They seem to be modified Bilstein shocks, like what I have in the rear now. The adjustable gas pressure and single or double adjustable rears are a great update to the excellent Bilstein platform.

Bilstein told me they would have an adjustable front several years ago but I don't think they ever released them.

[GaryR]

Originally Posted by analogmike

They seem to be modified Bilstein shocks, like what I have in the rear now. The adjustable gas pressure and single or double adjustable rears are a great update to the excellent Bilstein platform.

Bilstein told me they would have an adjustable front several years ago but I don't think they ever released them.

Double adjustable rears are $1700 a pair on the mfg. site..