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Ridetech Rear ShockWaves System HQ Series Pair GM G-Body 1978-1988
$1170.00

RideTech Handling Quality (HQ) Series Shock Absorbers - Part Number 11325401

Upgrade your classic ride with the RideTech HQ Series Shock Absorbers, designed specifically for a variety of vehicles including the Buick Regal, Chevrolet El Camino, and Pontiac Grand Prix from 1978 to 1988. These shocks offer a perfect blend of performance and comfort, making your driving experience smoother and more controlled.

Key Features

  • Redesigned Internal Design: Experience improved performance with a completely revamped internal structure.
  • Durable Construction: Crafted from impact-forged aluminum, these shocks ensure leak-free operation for long-lasting reliability.
  • Single Adjustable Shock Valving: Tailor your ride with easy adjustments to suit your driving style.
  • Versatile Fit: Available in various stroke lengths and mounting styles to accommodate a wide range of applications.
  • Superior Oil Control: The monotube design provides exceptional oil management, enhancing overall performance.
  • Precise Adjustments: Enjoy 26 rebound clicks for fine-tuning your ride quality.

Fitment

  • Buick Regal (1978-1987)
  • Chevrolet El Camino (1978-1987)
  • Chevrolet Malibu (1978-1983)
  • Chevrolet Monte Carlo (1978-1988)
  • GMC Caballero (1978-1987)
  • Oldsmobile Cutlass (1978-1988)
  • Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais (1978-1985)
  • Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser (1980-1983)
  • Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (1978-1988)
  • Pontiac Grand Am (1978-1980)
  • Pontiac Grand Lemans (1978-1983)
  • Pontiac Grand Prix (1978-1987)
  • Pontiac Lemans (1978-1981)

Customer Feedback

Many users have praised the RideTech HQ shocks for their ability to significantly improve handling and ride comfort. One customer noted that after installation on their Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the vehicle felt more stable during cornering and provided a smoother ride over bumps. Another highlighted the ease of adjusting the rebound settings, allowing for a personalized driving experience tailored to their preferences.

Upgrade your classic vehicle with the RideTech HQ Series Shock Absorbers and enjoy a ride that's as smooth as it is responsive!

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Vehicle
1978-1987
Buick Regal
1978-1987
Chevrolet El Camino
1978-1983
Chevrolet Malibu
1978-1988
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1978-1987
GMC Caballero
1978-1981
Oldsmobile Cutlass
1978-1984, 1988
Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais
1982-1988
Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
1980-1983, 1987-1988
Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser
1978-1980, 1985-1987
Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon
1978-1988
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1978-1987
Pontiac Grand Prix

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About RideTech

Ridetech manufactures exciting suspension systems that improve the handling and ride quality of your muscle car, truck, Corvette, or hot rod. From restorations and show cars, to high-speed autocross and track day cars, Ridetech offers a wide range of premium products including air suspension systems (air ride), coil-overs, shock absorbers, coil, and leaf springs, tubular control arms, roll bars, sway bars and much more.

Being a Hot Rodder is more than parts and problem solving, if you are one too, then you already know what we mean. It is a lifestyle and a passion, and it is built on sharing with friends. Being a Hot Rodder means you never enter any town as a stranger, you always have fellow enthusiast to sit down with and feel at home. This is why we spend so much of our time and resources on attending events, we want to meet you and hear about your story – even if you aren’t a customer, even if you buy someone else’s product… 

Our approach to problem-solving, “can-do” perspective and relationship-driven business tactics have provided openings into many areas of business including agriculture, commercial transport, and defense projects as well… but at the core, we remain true to who we are – we are Hot Rodders.

Technology

RideTech greatly improves the ride quality and handling performance of your late model muscle car. Choose coil-over suspension, air suspension or monotube shock absorber upgrades. RideTech’s engineering team starts from the ground up with impact forged aluminum shock absorbers bodies that are vastly superior, with respect to quality, to anything offered from the factory. As such, RideTech offers an unbeatable 1,000,001 mile warranty. Like high-end exotics and race cars, RideTech shocks are monotubes. The design provides precision rebound and compression control as well as enhanced reliability. 

Coil-overs are popular upgrades for Mustangs Camaros and LX muscle. A Coilover is simply a shock surrounded by a coil spring; it places the shock and coil in one linear unit. A Coilover is a simple solution for most suspension designs, but can often be difficult to understand what you need. Fortunately, RideTech has your back with 21 years of suspension development.

Choosing a coil-over begins with two important decisions. The first is choosing the function of your vehicle. If you are building a performance car, then you will want a coil-over that has an adjustable shock. This allows the driver to tweak the “stiffness” of the suspension with a twist of a knob located on the shock. This adjustment knob controls the shock valving which controls the damping of the coil-over. This is a huge benefit for drivers who want to fine-tune their performance for the track, autocross, or the road. 

The second most important decision in choosing a coil-over is finding your desired spring rate for the coil spring. Spring rate is the force required to compress a spring 1″ and is an important factor in how comfortable your car rides and your ride height. RideTech has worked out ideal spring rates for your vehicle and intended driving style.

Product Line

RideTech offers a wide range of products for street rods and one-off custom cars with fabricated chassis including coil-over suspension, air suspension, and shocks. The world's greatest custom car builders choose RideTech suspension for exceptional handling and ride quality.

Complete Air Suspension, Coil-over Kits, and Conventional Streetgrip Suspension System for your classic muscle car and cruiser. 

RideTech offers high-performance suspension components for all generations of Corvettes including coil-over conversions, shock upgrades, sway bars, and even MagneTuner, a plug N play controller for Magneride-equipped C7 Corvettes. A RideTech exclusive, our Track1 line of ultra-high-performance suspension components for C2/C3 Corvettes are proven race winners. The Track 1 line includes extreme duty IRS components as well as upgraded spindles with C7 Corvette bearing packs. Everything is designed to work with stock Corvette frames.

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