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your biggest gains. There are two adjuster knobs
for two bleed adjustments – one for compression,
one for rebound – so you can actually fine-tune
and tweak it. There are bleed adjustments to
work within that range, so there are no gaps in
the dampening. With the MOD™ Shock you’re
going to get to that shock point quicker so you
can focus on other areas of the vehicle.”
The technology means changing valve charac-
teristics to large degrees without disassembling
the shock. This is a significant breakthrough,
putting QA1’s MOD™ Series Shocks in unprec-
edented territory. For the drag racer, it provides
a wide range of options, making the process of
tuning much faster and easier.
The secret to the shock’s functionality lies in
the MOD™ Series QuickTune Technology valve
packs. Users can choose from three available
valve pack options – Soft (50-350 lbs), Medium
(100-650 lbs, included), and Firm (375-1100 lbs).
With just the MOD™ Series Shock and the valve
packs, it’s like having a trailer full of shocks with
you at the track. The medium valve pack comes
standard, providing the optimal setup for many
applications, allowing for quick adjustment from
street to strip.
According to Anderson, the MOD™ Shocks
represent a considerable step forward in shock
development. “It’s really impressive how well the
interchangeable modules turned out,” Anderson
says. “To be able to revalve your shock with a dif-
ferent valve pack and get it in a different range
without the hassle of having to take the shock
apart (and get all full of oil), perform the revalve,
put it back together, and bleed all the air out is
amazing. With the MOD™ Shock it’s just the
five bolts holding it in to remove it, then put a
different valve pack in. It’s definitely a milestone
in shock development. That’s the biggest wow
factor of the shock.”
QA1 also redesigned the spring adjuster nut
for the MOD™ Series Shocks, making it easier to
adjust ride height. The shock is available in a pig-
gyback or remote canister, allowing for maximum
flexibility with nearly every chassis configuration.
“It’s not just the ease of adjustment that makes
this perform,” Anderson clarifies. “There are
internals designed to make the shock perform
better and be more consistent. Plus we’ve done
extensive durability testing on it, the whole shock
and each individual part in the shock. Durability
and consistency are two of the major things we
focused on, along with all the other features that
it has. You’re going to see performance right out
of the gate.”
The base eyelet is indexable, which allows you
to remove the eyelet and turn to a different direc-
tion so the adjuster knobs are more accessible. It
allows for an uptick in performance and consis-
tency, meaning no gaps in shock dampening and
range in your shock adjustments.
But Anderson again goes back to overall con-
sistency, noting all the innovation would be for
naught without the shock’s ability to perform
when needed, no matter the conditions.
“To make a drag racing shock repeatable and
predictable with change goes a long way when
you’re at a track,” Anderson says. “If you’re second-
guessing your shock changes, that can really make
it difficult to know if you’re making the right
changes. With MOD™ Shocks you’re going to
know that the changes you make are working
the way they’re supposed to. They’re going to be
consistent from one shock to the other.”
To help with that, QA1 provides a detailed in-
struction sheet with the shocks, breaking down
how to adjust, when to adjust and what to adjust,
all done in a manner that is easy to follow.
Anderson and his team put extensive work
into that piece of the project, again hoping to
make the process as simple as possible for the
user. It’s part of a progression that took years
to perfect, but Anderson and QA1 wanted to
make sure every aspect was covered. It made
for a painstaking process at times, but Anderson
is confident the end result made it more than
worth it.
“The durability we’ve found in testing is really
going to set the racer’s mind at ease knowing that
you do have the best product you can have on
there,” Anderson says. “It was incredible watching
it develop. It took years to get it to where it is. We
couldn’t be prouder or more excited about to be
giving drag racers a new level of adjustability and
performance with the new QA1 MOD™ Series
drag racing shocks.”
QA1 MOD™ Series Shocks and MOD™ular
Valve Packs are currently available wherever QA1
products are sold. Call QA1 at (800) 721-7761 or
visit QA1.net for more information. - JOSH HACHAT
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