Nitrons

[ccconn]

I put Nitons on my Caterham and they transformed the ride and handling
Has anyone on here put them on a Atom and if so any thoughts

C

[John Scherrer]

Ariel fitted these on their limited editions The 500 (the V8) and the Mugen /s]

Oops - As Phil has correctly advised, these were Intrax and not Nitrons - More beer required (yet again!)

[phil4]

John, aren't they Intrax dampers?  I thought Nitrons were typically blue coloured.

[John Scherrer]

John fitted some R1s but had the springs changed to Red to match his 'Repsol' chassis ..

http://www.atomclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,13989.msg264965.html#msg264965

[stupot]

I've run Nitrons (single adjustable) since 2008, first on the 2 160 and then now on the 3 245. I've had them re-valved 3 times and are now where I'm happy with them; they were far too stiff to start with and using setting they developed for Shinoo at Sector 111 in the USA. Not sure if they have made any changes to standard valving since 2008. It was biased towards track use so full hard now about the same as full soft originally which will give you an idea of how I've changes.

I run 200lbs(35N/mm) front and 300lbs(53N/mm) rear main springs both with 150lbs(26N/mm) tender springs.

I went for them as an experiment rather than factory Bilsteins to give me something to develop. I have slightly more suspension travel than with standard Bilstein dampers with c50:50 bump:rebound travel at ride height. Had positive feedback from factory in terms of them being comparable with adjustable Bilsteins. Ride is good on all but the very worst of roads which help when in the Alps.

Service from Nitron has been good.