The patrons at the 2011 National Street Rod Association car show in Louisville Kentucky were in for a special treat when RideTech arrived and offered suspension and ride quality analysis at the show free of charge. Anyone who has ever driven a muscle car understands how bulky the car can feel, and how subjected the car is to excess body roll because of the car’s weight, that can sometimes exceed  4,000 lbs.

According to RideTech’s website over 180 cars took advantage of this free analysis with great results, “This year, we offered to weigh street rods and perform ride quality analysis at car shows across the US. To say this service was successful would be an understatement… we weighed and evaluated 182 cars at the NSRA Louisville show alone. We’ve encountered everything from a 1978 Austin Mini that weighed 1,475 lbs to a 1930 Packard that weighed 5,000 lbs. We have also uncovered a vast array of performance issues… leaking and broken shocks, bent suspension components, incorrect spring rates, and inadequate suspension travel. These are all issues that can be corrected and whose correction will add immeasurably to the enjoyment of your street rod!”

Beyond discovering problems, it also allows people to save money by finding out what is the right set of shocks or springs the first time. Donald Elzey, whose ’66 Nova is featured in the video said it best, “I don’t like taking a project out before it is completed, but I wanted to find out where I needed to be on it… Instead of me going out and buying a set of shocks for it, guess what, Now I know which ones I need.”

If you haven’t checked out RideTech’s complete line of suspension components, make sure you visit their home on the web at RideTech.com