21401 Hemlock Ave., Lakeville, MN 55044 | Phone: 952-469-4130 / Fax: 952-469-4132 | www.vi-king.com PRODUCT GUIDE ALL PASSIVE SHOCKS AND STRUTS IN THIS GUIDE ARE ALUMINUM AND DOUBLE ADJUSTABLE WARRIORTM = Traditional Double Adjustable Shocks with Digressive CRUSADERTM = Double Adjustable with Digressive Compression Force and Compression and Rebound Force Progressive Rebound Force with Changeable Needle & Seat Design BERSERKERTM ASM = Viking's Active Shock Management system automatically and intelligently adjusts up to 1000 times per second per shock for the ultimate in performance handling and ride control. Page VIKING PRODUCT OVERVIEW 2 VIKING BERSERKERTM ASM 6 DETERMINING SPRING RATE 8 CUSTOM MOUNT SHOCKS COIL-OVER SHOCKS 11 WELD-IN REAR COIL-OVER KITS 14 SMOOTH BODY SHOCKS 15 STOCK MOUNT SHOCKS APPLICATION GUIDE NOTES ***IMPORTANT-MUST READ*** 18 APPLICATION GUIDE 21 SMOOTH BODY SHOCKS 63 STOCK MOUNT COIL-OVER SHOCKS AND STRUTS 66 MUSTANG II 68 COIL-OVER SPRINGS 69 ACCESSORIES 73 MINIMUM ADVERTISED PRICE (MAP) POLICY 76 TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SALE / Disclaimer 77 This document is privileged, confidential and protected from disclosure. Any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. If you have received this document in error, destroy or delete it immediately. 21401 Hemlock Ave., Lakeville, MN 55044 | Phone: 952-469-4130 / Fax: 952-469-4132 | www.vi-king.com SHOCK, STRUT AND SPRING OVERVIEW Viking currently offers three different damping series: * Warrior™ digressive valved shocks and struts for vehicles driven mostly on the street with occasional track use; * Crusader™ digressive/progressive valved shocks and struts for application specific vehicles (e.g. cruising, drag racing, pro touring, etc.); and * Berserker ASM™ (Active Shock Management) system for self-adjusting “smart” shocks. Viking Warrior™ and Crusader™ shocks and struts are all double adjustable, allowing the user to independently adjust compression and rebound. For fine tuning ride quality and performance, double adjustables provide significantly more tuning capability than single adjustable or non-adjustable shocks. All Viking double adjustable shocks and struts feature: * Lightweight aluminum twin-tube design with a sleek clear anodized finish. * Adjustment knobs: Labeled with a “C” for compression and an “R” for rebound. * Viking maximizes stroke for each body length, ensuring you get the most travel out of your shock and strut. * Aluminum, precision machined piston with a deflective disc and a P.T.F.E. / bronze piston seal. * Hard chrome plated, centerless ground piston rod (shocks utilize a 5/8" rod; struts utilize a 7/8" rod). * Three-step sealing system. * Each shock and strut is dyno tested and serialized. * All shocks and struts can be rebuilt or revalved by the Viking factory or any authorized rebuilder. Crusader rebound valving range may be easily revalved by the user. * In coil-over shocks, Viking provides bearing mounts as standard, not the less expensive poly mounts. Bearings perform better in supporting the weight of the vehicle and provide for misalignment when needed, thereby relieving unnecessary stress on the piston rod and seals. They are also very durable and don't break down like poly mounts do over time. * In bearing mount shocks, Viking uses stainless steel bearing races, not inexpensive nylon race bearings like some competing brands. * Left hand threads between the base and the body ensures that the shock doesn’t come apart when adjusting the ride height, as can occur with certain other brands. * Viking's double adjustable shocks and struts are priced close to the single adjustable price of most other manufac- turers. Viking focuses on double adjustable shocks and struts only, which means a lower price for you! * Two year materials and workmanship warranty. * Each shock and strut is hand built in our Lakeville, Minnesota factory. VIKING WARRIORTM SHOCKS Viking Warrior™ shocks and struts have a digressive force curve for both compression and rebound. This means that forces increase quickly at low shaft speeds and level off at higher shaft speeds. This valving provides excellent low speed control with sufficient high speed forces. Each adjustment knob (compression and rebound) provides for 19 positions of adjustment - the zero position and 18 distinctive clicks - providing for a total of 361 valving combinations. The large adjustment range allows the user to adjust for comfortable cruising to high Page 2 WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov 21401 Hemlock Ave., Lakeville, MN 55044 | Phone: 952-469-4130 / Fax: 952-469-4132 | www.vi-king.com SHOCK, STRUT AND SPRING OVERVIEW performance racing, and everything in between. The valving adjustments are evenly spaced from click to click. Viking provides easy-to-read instructions with starting points depending on the application making for easy set-up and tuning. Other valve options are also available, such as a solid piston providing for significant additional compression forces and circulation of the oil through the outer body, thereby reducing heat. Warrior™ shock prices start at $164.00 each, which is at or below many single adjustable shocks on the market. Struts start at $370.00 each. VIKING CRUSADERTM SHOCKS The patented Viking Crusader™ shock absorbers and struts were developed based on requests from the pro-touring community, along with the small drag radial and high horsepower drag race customers. With these vehicles, there are situations that require rebound forces in excess of what standard passive adjustable shock absorbers and struts can provide. The other factor in our design parameters was the frustration that adjustable shocks and struts, in general, are too complex for the average person to be able to revalve. From these requests, the Crusader™ was born. These shock absorbers and struts have the same digressive compression valving, and various options thereof, as the Warrior™ line. As such, there are 19 positions of evenly spaced compression adjustments - the zero position and 18 distinctive clicks. The rebound valving, however, is a progressive valve that is strictly determined via orifice control. A progressive valve will have a softer low speed force that ramps up very quickly as shaft speed increases. These shocks and struts can generate huge forces at low speeds, depending on the needle and seat combination selected. In fact, this line of shock absorbers and struts produces forces far greater than nearly all others on the market. The rebound side has 22 available positions of adjustment - the zero position and 21 distinctive clicks. As a result, the Crusader™ line provides for 418 different valving combinations. Depending on the needle and seat combination selected, the adjustment range can cover a very large range or a more narrow range with very small defined increments. These patented shock absorbers and struts feature an interchangeable needle and seat design. The rebound valving adjustment range can be changed without completely disassembling the shock absorber. With the shock or strut in a vice on its side in the fully extended position, the rebound knob can be taken off, and the needle and seat combination can be changed out. This is all done with basic hand tools. There are no expensive “special tools” required to be purchased from Viking. The process is similar to jetting a carburetor. Obviously, it is critical that everything be kept extremely clean, as there are very small orifices that must be kept free of debris. The end user can choose from a variety of progressive force ranges such as an extreme, high-force progressive valving that is ideal for drag racing, road racing and other applications where high forces are required, or a soft valving for the ultimate comfort ride. Multiple other valving ranges are also available. Please note that Crusader shocks (other than cruise valving) are intended for "Competition Only" applications and are NOT intended for street use. When vehicles are off-track or being trailered, they must be set at Viking's specified off-track settings. These units are only a $75 upcharge at retail from our Warrior™ double adjustable shocks and struts, which again is an incredible deal and the highest value shocks and struts on the market, considering similar shock absorbers sell for $600 or more each, and struts at $700+ or more each. Page 3 WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov 21401 Hemlock Ave., Lakeville, MN 55044 | Phone: 952-469-4130 / Fax: 952-469-4132 | www.vi-king.com SHOCK, STRUT AND SPRING OVERVIEW The following Crusader™ graphs illustrate some of the most popular valving used in this series: Rear Drag <600HP, Big Tire Rear Drag >600HP Front Drag <600HP (Easy Up) Front Drag >600HP (Tie Down / No-Prep) Pro-Touring/Road Race Comfort Ride Page 4 WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov 21401 Hemlock Ave., Lakeville, MN 55044 | Phone: 952-469-4130 / Fax: 952-469-4132 | www.vi-king.com SHOCK, STRUT AND SPRING OVERVIEW VIKING BERSERKER ASMTM (ACTIVE SHOCK MANAGEMENT) SHOCKS Our patented Berserker ASM™ (Active Shock Management) system was awarded Best Engineered New Product 2014 at the SEMA Show. We also received three international media awards at SEMA for the same system. This all-new smart suspension management system is the only aftermarket system that monitors chassis inputs and reacts to it by automatically adjusting shock valving up to 1,000 times per second to accommodate driving style, road conditions and more. The Berserker ASM™ provides the ultimate in performance handling and ride control right out of the box. The made-in-the-USA Berserker ASM™ utilizes hydraulic shocks with computer-controlled, electrically actuated valving. This delivers ultra-high performance suspension control with improved ride quality, and without the need for the driver to adjust anything. The Berserker ASM™ includes a technological built-in bump stop to prevent the shocks from topping or bottoming out, and automatically adjusts to absorb potholes, speed bumps, rough terrain and so on.