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Ricky 19th June 2012 12:23 PM

shock length
 
Hi everyone I have a question the haynes book says all 4 shocks are 13 inch open and 9 inch closed and when I looked at some of the photos some of the people on this forum have post of there shocks there are two the same and other two shorter shocks WHY ? If anyone can help please

ozzy1 19th June 2012 02:38 PM

Haven't noticed this myself,must be an illusion.All 4 shocks are definately the same although it is 13" with a 1" extension making them 14" from eye to eye.

Ricky 19th June 2012 04:14 PM

I just don't have a picture or I would show you what I mean but I seen few pics with two of the shocks shorter then the other I'm not sure if its maybe adjustment that makes it look smaller I'm not sure

PorkChop 19th June 2012 04:34 PM

Whose build threads were you looking at? The SSC/NTS MX5 changes spec a 12" open rear damper and 13" open on the front.

Ricky 19th June 2012 04:40 PM

That's a good point hey I really don't remember which one I saw but maybe I confused myself with that and saw the mx5 ones thanks guys for your help

baz-r 20th June 2012 09:11 AM

ford sierra based car (book) needs 13"-9" with 1" extension or 14"-9.5" unextended.
the original book (version1) had 13"-9" but there was topping out on the damper in potholes with ride hight set correctly iirc

Ricky 20th June 2012 12:16 PM

I'm building the sierra type so what shocks you think would be better

Ricky 20th June 2012 12:22 PM

is the 1 inch extension is the eye on the top that the bolt goes through ?

voucht 20th June 2012 02:29 PM

Ricky,
If you haven't read it yet, there should be some answers in the very good Alga's FAQ section.
There is a chapter "What is the recommended suspension setup?"
http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=8123
Sylvain

Ricky 20th June 2012 06:16 PM

thanks for that but my main concern was the shock lengths if all four are the same cause im saw some pics of shocks and two looked shorter but pork chop said that i could of seen the mx5 ones so that confused me a bit cause the book says all for 13 inch open 9 inch closed just the spring rates diff


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