H&R G Springs

[sfwilliams@comcast.net (Scott F. Williams)]

> How does everyone figure we have exactly 3" of travel?  My car's already
> lowered and I'm measuring at least 4" from rest to bumpstop, with full
> length bumpers in good condition. I know there's not much travel, but 3
> inches seems quite exagerrated.

Hey, guess what? You are correct that the 3" estimate was off by a little
bit. I just took a Bilstein HD front insert and measured the extended and
compressed lengths. I got 21.5" and 17.625" respectively. Do the subtraction
and you'll find that the suspension travel comes to 3.875". Whoops, I was
off by an almost an inch. Still with a 3" drop you'd be left with just
around 1/2" compression travel. That ain't enough to escape the extreme
danger zone.

My advice holds water. You'll either constantly bottom out your struts with
regular springs or will be forced to run incredibly stiff springs and
revalved dampers to keep everything from crashing together in dramatic
fashion.

> I think if I use the strut mounts (camber plates), with a nice 1.5" - 2"
> drop on the suspension, I can enjoy a 3" drop without too much headache.

I agree. Just don't even think of attempting this without those camber
plates installed! Now, think of how amazing your handling performance could
be if you kept it at a normal ride height. :^) Whatever, you're on the right
track now.
--
Scott F. Williams
NJ Scirocco nut
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