RE: Re: H&R Coilovers

["Chris Chemidlin" <spredhaus@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>The only way that coilovers could possibly have more travel, is if the body 
of the (coilover) shock/strut is shorter than the stock housing. The spring 
could be 4"long or 40" long, if the piston bottoms out, it ain't moving 
anymore.
since an A1 chassis has about 4"of travel, if you lower the car 2", you have 
lowered the piston 2" closer to the bottom of the strut. If it was a shorter 
piston and housing, you would obviously have more room before it bottomed 
out. BUT, since the housing is shorter, you've  made the space that the 
piston can travel in shorter.

All the coilovers I've seen (not a lot), have been so close to the stock 
length that it wouldn't make a difference--except-- for lowering/raising and 
the REAL reason you'd use a coilover-- corner balancing.

CHRIS CHEMIDLIN
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>From: Jonas Karlsson <jkarlsso@metabolex.com>
>Reply-To: Jonas Karlsson <jkarlsso@metabolex.com>
>To: pm <pm@onramp.net>, Scott Williams <sfwilliams@home.com>
>CC: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: Re: H&R Coilovers
>Date: 03 Nov 99 15:37:22 +0100
>
>
>Scott Williams wrote:
>
><snip>
>
> >There's nothing about a coilover suspension in and of itself that
> >should add or
> >subtract spring travel.
>
>yes and no, Correct, for any coilover setup, the spring travel is
>constant. BUT, when compared to standard lowering springs, travel is
>much greater.
>
>So how can coilovers keep a greater spring travel while being able to
>lower the car just the same, if not more?
>
>The answer lies in their design. Standard lowering springs change ride
>height by having springs that are shorter, thus having the car sit lower
>to the ground. The spring perch on the strut/shock are fixed. With
>coilovers, the springs themselves are a fixed length (probably close to
>stock length, but not necessarily), and it is the spring perches that
>are adjustable. By placing the perch lower on the strut/shock, the car
>will sit lower. Spring travel is this way much greater than with
>standard lowering springs.
>
>Go to www.hpamotorsports.com and navigate to their KW coilover section.
>It gives neat pictures explaining everything I said.
>
>HTH
>
>Jonas







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