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Post by BBMALIBU Sat Jun 06, 2015 3:43 pm

I just wanted to share some picture of my new Vi-King Double Adjustable Rear Shocks and
G Force trans crossmember (aka Summit Racing brand) soon to be installed.

I though everyone would like to see a comparison between the Vi-King shocks and Competition Engineering shocks.
Although the Vi-King are rear and Comp Engineering are front, you can get the idea of build quality between the two.

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Post by Limey SE Sun Jun 07, 2015 2:31 pm

What's Price difference on the two Name doesn't always mean better quality I.E. Qa1
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Post by BBMALIBU Sun Jun 07, 2015 3:54 pm

Limey SE wrote:What's Price difference on the two Name doesn't always mean better quality I.E. Qa1

True, but remember the saying: "You get what you pay for."
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Post by Limey SE Sun Jun 07, 2015 5:44 pm

Right right ...... Were the Viking ones cheaper than the QA1 is what I meant they look like they handle more abuse
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Post by BBMALIBU Sun Jun 07, 2015 7:06 pm

Limey SE wrote:Were the Viking ones cheaper than the QA1

Yes, the Vi-King double adjustable shocks were less expensive than QA1, Strange, & Afco.

Double Adjustable:
Vi-King: $179.99 each
QA1  $235.97 each
Strange: $250.00 each
Afco: you don't want to know

Vi-King double adjustable got very good reviews on a number of other forums.
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Post by Limey SE Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:23 pm

wow that's substantially cheaper than the others and ViKings look way better built
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Post by BBMALIBU Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:39 pm

Limey SE wrote:wow that's substantially cheaper than the others and ViKings look way better built

Plus they have a 2 year warranty. I believe the others are 1 year.
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Post by bracketchev1221 Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:29 am

From what I understand, Viking was started by 2 guys that left QA1. But a good double adjustable shock is an improvement to help get the rear tire to bite.
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Post by BBMALIBU Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:33 am

bracketchev1221 wrote:Viking was started by 2 guys that left QA1. 

That is what I read on a few different websites.  

I am not sure how good QA1 DA shocks are, as long as the Vi-King shocks are good it doesn't matter to me who started the company.
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Post by bracketchev1221 Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:12 am

I've heard all the stories that QA1 sucks, that they got worse recently and it may or may not have been the reason for the guys leaving etc. I also know of a few cars with older Qa1 parts that worked fine. I had QA1 springs in the rear of my car up until last winter. I think basically the reviews were given by people trying to go REALLY fast with cheap stuff and then complained it didn't work. For the average street/strip, bracket car I don't think you can go wrong with any of them.
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Post by BBMALIBU Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:51 pm

ViKing DA Shocks are installed.

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G-Force Crossmember installed

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Post by impalamonte Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:15 pm

I have the VI-KING double adjustable roller bearing units on the front of my car and am very satisfied.
2 year warranty. Complete set up was close in comparability to separate lower springs and shocks.
Plus , they look great.
See them in my post with the B-body front spindle upgrade.
https://www.g3gm.com/t8709-update-1973-monte-carlo-body-off-frame-resto
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