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big eck

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 19:04

Knowing Icy Ian hes done shit loads of miles on the suspension he got on, he was at the national meet, and has been countless times down south at most of the shows


Ian

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 19:00

quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
push the car down on each corner, if it bounces more that 1 and 1/2 times the shocker is beggered
That test is hard to do on stiffer suspension.

How many miles have they done?


Skinner

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 18:43

quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
push the car down on each corner, if it bounces more that 1 and 1/2 times the shocker is beggered



i would say about 3-4 bounces and the car should of setteld any more and the shocks are fucked


AdiSRI

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 17:28

can barely move the front corners on mine!


Mattb

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 17:22

push the car down on each corner, if it bounces more that 1 and 1/2 times the shocker is beggered


TOMAS

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 17:17

Yeah as Adi says the wheels should drop to the point where the damper is at full extension. My Grp A rally coilovers upfront dop waaay waaay low as they can be used on gravel/forest events where you raise the acr higher than standard.


AdiSRI

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 17:12

quite true, but it does change with kits, the wheels drop a LOT less when raised on the FK Coilovers than they did on my old apex kit


TOMAS

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 16:50

Sorry dude ya Bro is talking poo - FACT.

Ive got £700's worth of front coilover on mine and they are gas pressured so hard you cant even compress the dampers by hand...

Every single damper ive ever found should leave the wheel on the floor, otherwise what on earth are your shocks doing?

[Edited on 28-09-2004 by TOMAS]


Icy

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 16:31

not sure like
cars been at 40mm all round on the fk shocks for a yr so havent changed the hiehgt in a while unless i jack the car up.


bro says if u jack the car up n the wheel stil stays on the floor, shocks r fcked coz wheel is meant to go up when car goes up too


TOMAS

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 16:20

Does the car still 'feel' the same? Are the bumpstops still OK? A dampers performnace doesnt really relate to where it bottoms out as that is physically fixed to the design? Unless its bouncy bouncy then i'd look at your bumpstops as these do 'limit' the suspension travel. Is it front or rear BTW that your getting scrub?


steveo.p

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 16:12

I aint got a clue mate but i was just thinkin it may be because you have changed the angle that the car sits at by droppin the front down.


Icy

 posted on 28th Sep 04 at 16:05

last time they were leaky but this time they aint but got feelin they r coz my arches rub now on bumps :!
didnt used to rub when i was 50mm front 40mm rear, am 40mm all round now
had fk shocks for past yr