Let's start a retrospective thread

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

My understanding is that the HD and Sport have the same damping 
charateristics, just that the sport is designed for a lower ride height.

Having said that the problem isn't that the shock can't control the spring, 
it's that the shock can't control the rate of the spring and the bump stop 
and if the suspension is lowered enough that the car is virtually on the 
bump stops at all times then even a relatively small sharp edged bump causes 
undue harshness.
I don't want to cut the bump stop cause that'll make it's rate even higher 
when it does come into play.
So basically the strut has got to be shorter or the top of the strut needs 
to mount higher up.
Or perhaps you dispense with the stock bump stop, revise the strut design so 
the stop is internal and the strut is effectively shorter. I'm hoping that 
is what Bilstein has done. I hope to measure a few things before everything 
is assembled.
I'm 90% certain I'll install H& R coilovers on my 84, which gets anything it 
needs.
My POS 16V, which still irritates the shit out of me, needs a cheaper 
solution.
TIM I'm sure.
Dan



From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@tds.net>
To: "'Dan Bubb'" <jdbubb@verizon.net>; <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: Let's start a retrospective thread


>> Hoping to find out about
>> Bilsteins this weekend. Tired of the damn car living on the bumpstops!
>> Dan
>
> HDs?  If so - they can deal with the crazy high spring rates on my 8v, I'd 
> suspect they do you just fine.
>
> Al
>
>