How much travel does the shock need?
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How much travel does the shock need?
Hey all, running konis on gcs, just wondering... how many inches of room does the koni need from the bumpstop to the end of the shock (where the weld is) This is measureing from when the car is already on the ground; lowered. Heres a pic to clarify.
keep in mind this pic is without the weight of the car compressing the shock.
keep in mind this pic is without the weight of the car compressing the shock.
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Re: How much travel does the shock need? (riceforlife)
There is no short answer to this question. Nobody can definitively say "you need X amount of compression travel," because each individual case is different.
A useful answer would require much more information than you have provided. What vehicle? '94-01 Integra I assume? What spring rates? What Koni dampers specifically? What upper mounts? What purpose is the car being used for? How low is it currently?
Even with all of that, the best you will get is an educated guess that will put you into the ball park. You won't be guaranteed to stay off the bump stops in all cases.
In general terms, you want enough compression travel to avoid contacting the bump stops mid-corner, or alternately, enough that the car will run into the bump stops early (in which case you may have issues elsewhere that you should probably solve first). Hitting the bump stop mid-corner will cause erratic or unpredictable handling.
A useful answer would require much more information than you have provided. What vehicle? '94-01 Integra I assume? What spring rates? What Koni dampers specifically? What upper mounts? What purpose is the car being used for? How low is it currently?
Even with all of that, the best you will get is an educated guess that will put you into the ball park. You won't be guaranteed to stay off the bump stops in all cases.
In general terms, you want enough compression travel to avoid contacting the bump stops mid-corner, or alternately, enough that the car will run into the bump stops early (in which case you may have issues elsewhere that you should probably solve first). Hitting the bump stop mid-corner will cause erratic or unpredictable handling.
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Re: (PatrickGSR94)
Ok update... ive lowered the car and the rears are fine, but the fronts the the room between the end of the bumpstop and the weld is about 1 inch. And this is at the highest height setting. Im pretty worried about bottoming out the shock, the bumpstop has been cut to 1.5 inches. I could cut it to 1 inch. How much extra shock travel room does the GC extended top hat give?
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Re: (riceforlife)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by riceforlife »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ok update... ive lowered the car and the rears are fine, but the fronts the the room between the end of the bumpstop and the weld is about 1 inch. And this is at the highest height setting. Im pretty worried about bottoming out the shock, the bumpstop has been cut to 1.5 inches. I could cut it to 1 inch. How much extra shock travel room does the GC extended top hat give?
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About another inch.
I was fairly low with 380 lb/in front springs, and I never had any problems with bottoming out. I was running stock top hats, as well.
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About another inch.
I was fairly low with 380 lb/in front springs, and I never had any problems with bottoming out. I was running stock top hats, as well.
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