i have been remanufacuring my front suspension
how much droop should i allow for in my front shocklength?
i am thinking 1" to 1.5 "
does that sound about right ?

[Edited on 25/3/10 by dave r]

Hi

I dont quite understand what you mean by droop but you shold be looking to have the lower wishbone horizontal and the same with the steering rack to minimize bump steer

what type of shocks are you using, do they have adjustable seat heights etc?

this might be worth a look



does that help?

linky

what i mean is how much shock travel should i have if i jack the car up before the shock bottoms out ?

Are you measuring the 1.5" at the botom ball joint from the horizontal?

About 1/3 of total shock travel seems to be OK

Between 1/3 and 1/2 of the total damper travel. I generally try to get the damper in its mid-point when the car's static and loaded.