ive been looking around for a while and maybe its already been posted and ive missed it but iv come across several post about people talking about top hats but no real straight to the point of why they are used the benefits of using them and the down side to using them. So i was wondering if someone could explain there exact use and how will it benefit me if i were to use them

thanks

 

gives you more shock travel = better ride?

 

It would only give you a better ride if you were riding on your bumpstops.

It's to prevent your shock from bottoming out. It doesn't prevent your control arms from banging into things.

 

so basically all it does is allow the shock to come up threw the tower more then it already does then right? and as far as the control arms hitting the fender well i would have to cut them correct? if so then there just a wast of money i take it?

 

The control arms would be hitting the frame of the car.

Can't trim that.

 

ok thats what I wanted to know because im going for a clean shaved wire tucked engine bay and don't want to cut them out but do want to slam the car and still have a good ride

 

You can't do it.

Define "good."

Being comfortable with 600F/900R doesn't mean that's a "good ride."

You're talking about defying physics. And your spine.

 

good as in not bouncy as hell i know its going to be stiff with what I have already and that fine I just cant stand a bumpy ride

 

i thought having top hat will have clunking noise? correct me if im wrong....

 

Only if your bottoming out. All it does is extend the shock travel for lowered cars so the shock itself doesn't bottom out internally, which can and will destroy shocks.