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Dec 14, 2015 12:15:37 GMT
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Hey
So I am fitting lowering springs / eBay coilover sleeves to my Prelude.
I want to go very low and placed the spring without the sleeve on the stock strut first but there would be very strut movement available.
How much available strut movement should one aim for as a minimum?
Cheers
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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froggy
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Dec 14, 2015 13:57:58 GMT
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50mm plus the bump stop is the minimum I'd use
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Dec 14, 2015 23:21:16 GMT
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Thanks mate - what size bump stop?
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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froggy
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Dec 16, 2015 12:35:29 GMT
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They're normally 30mm on coilovers . I mean the bump stop on the damper rod
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Iain
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To help you search around a bit, it's called travel.
I've got away with an 25mm before, but you may find it bottoms out a bit. Cut the bumpstop down for a little bit more (just make sure it acts before the shock itself bottoms out).
Another thing to consider is whether you have the clearance to actually consider shorter shocks to allow more travel.
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I would say make the bump stop bigger. maybe even take up all the space with a bump stop so as the shock compresses the bump stop acts as an ever increasing rate spring. you don't get the sudden suspension travel stop at full bump as you would with a very short bump stop. I used long VW bump stops cut to length on a CRX and it worked great. something like this cut to length |
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Dec 17, 2015 11:13:05 GMT
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I getcha - OK thanks guys. I will have another look this weekend to see how much I can take out because it not low enough!
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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