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Joelove 22nd September 2013 09:32 AM

Shock extension photos
 
Morning all.
I know it's been covered plenty of times but I can't visualise the 13" shocks with a 1" extension.
Could someone be so kind as to upload a photo?
Also as this makes the shock 14", is this 14" centre of bolt hole to centre of bolt hole or is it 14" end to end? Need to know as I'm making some dummy shocks up

rpjg1975 22nd September 2013 09:39 AM

Cant help with pics as I have also got dummy ones rather than sitting on £400 shocks for years but the measurements are hole to hole :)

Joelove 22nd September 2013 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpjg1975 (Post 93800)
Cant help with pics as I have also got dummy ones rather than sitting on £400 shocks for years but the measurements are hole to hole :)

But I presume on the dummy shocks you drill the holes at like 12" centres to replicate the shock In a normal compressed state?

Talonmotorsport 22nd September 2013 01:56 PM

I think what needs to be pointed out is how the ride height and the resting angle of the wishbones affects how the suspension reacts to bumps, for the suspension to work as it should the lower wishbones should have at least a degree or two of up sweep to them. By this I mean the wishbones pointing up away from the chassis otherwise the spring has no preload and makes the ride bouncy and not shock absorbing. If you use a spring that is too hard you are trying to break the suspensions back rather than it being complyent.

rpjg1975 22nd September 2013 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joelove (Post 93801)
But I presume on the dummy shocks you drill the holes at like 12" centres to replicate the shock In a normal compressed state?

I'll double check on mine when I get home but from memory think that is about right

alga 22nd September 2013 08:00 PM

My dummy struts were 12" between holes, worked fine.

The length of shocks is measured between hole centres.

Extensions. Look carefully at the Fig 5.31 on page 73. The top part of the shock is longer than it could be. It's the 1" extension. Compare with the pic on page 30.


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