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Front Suspension - Damper Length?
Dick Axtell - 16/9/02 at 05:16 PM

Hi All, especially those who have reached the rolling chassis stage. Question for builders using "book version" chassis:-

What distance between your front damper (s/absorber) mountings, with the lower wishbone horizontal??

TIA
Dick


Dick Axtell - 23/9/02 at 03:12 PM

No response - so got off my a**e, assembled one side front lower wishbone, set it dead level (e.g. ride height) and measured the distance.

For all those interested, at ride height, the distance between damper mountings is 11.25". This appears to follow book spec., and meets the Nitron recommended fitting.


RoadkillUK - 23/9/02 at 05:46 PM

If you are going Nitrons, I can say that they fit

There's a pic of my chassis with Nitrons in the photo's section. I couldn't reply to your mail as my Nitrons are in the bathroom and the rest of the 'car' is in a friend garage so they weren't fitted, sorry.