speedyxjs
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| posted on 27/10/09 at 07:43 PM |
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Closed length of shocks
Just a late evening thought.
Should the closed length of the shock absorber be above the point that the car bottoms out?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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StevieB
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| posted on 27/10/09 at 08:15 PM |
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I thought bottoming out was when the shocks reached their closed length.
Otherwise your car will be dragging on the road, which can only be a bad thing....
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 27/10/09 at 08:50 PM |
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Well, the temporary shocks i have atm are at 12" and i have 3/4 inch ground clearance so what i wanted to know is whether i needed 12"
closed diameter shocks.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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mark chandler
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| posted on 27/10/09 at 09:26 PM |
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I prefer to set mine up so they control droop on the wheel, this generally means spare travel when fully compressed.
This then allows you to add bump stops on the rod, so on full compression it does not bang into the chassis.
Droop is the soft side so no need to protect here.
Regards Mark
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 27/10/09 at 09:45 PM |
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I was under the impression that the idea was for the shocks to bottom out on to the rubber stops (bump stops I think they are called?) at full
compression and so determine the minimum ride height of the car.
HTH
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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procomp
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| posted on 28/10/09 at 07:53 AM |
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Hi
And remeber that the damper manufacturers when quoting closed length are not including the bump stop. IE a closed length of 8" will be touching
the bump stop at 9" assuming a 1" bump stop is fitted.
Cheers Matt
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 28/10/09 at 09:53 AM |
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How easy is it to move the bump stops?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 28/10/09 at 10:19 AM |
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Move or remove? 
If you need to remove them it should be easy with a stan the man knife, but I wouldn,t, they are there for a good reason.
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 28/10/09 at 01:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
Move or remove?
No, to move so i can have some droop as mark chandler says
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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