I have seen a few race cars and shop cars that, when lifted on a jack or lift, the wheels stay tucked in the wheel wells. On most street cars, when the car is jacked up, the shocks push the lca's down and they hang there....Is this because the length of the racing coil over is shorter? I know a sway bar might have something to do with it, but whats the deal? Im buying an Omni-power setup very soon, and was just wondering if I should expect something like that to happen. Thanks for any help If I can find a pic of what im talking about, ill post it up, thanks again!- Jim

 

Yep, that's typical for racing shocks.

It's because you want the tire off the ground after the fewest possible pumps on the jack during pit stops.

Scott, who thought about it logically and figured it out...it's simple really...I can answer almost any question using this method...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jamison182 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is this because the length of the racing coil over is shorter?</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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It's because you want the tire off the ground after the fewest possible pumps on the jack during pit stops.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Using Scott's method of acquiring insight, I'm deducing that the shorter coil-over is merely a result of the shorter travel of the shock absorber, and that it is actually the shock absorber's limited travel that functions in reducing the amount of wheel droop.

That works if you're referring to the coil over as "just the spring." If you're referring to the coil over as the entire assembly, then the answer is: "what he said."

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Hey, that's neat how that works. I'm going to have to try it more often.

 

i think a lot of the difference is just in the presence of a sway bar, specifically if youre just jacking one side up at a time.

however, i do believe omnipower suspension has a shorter shock travel length, so that will also cause the wheel to hang up there more than the long stroke of a stock shock.

i do find it kinda dumb that ppl make a big deal about "3 wheelin' yo!" when they showoff their new suspension, as if that really matters, especially when they say how much less body roll they seem to have, when its totally contrary to causing the wheel to lift.

 

well thanks for the replys. Looks like I learned something today!