Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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last time they were leaky but this time they aint but got feelin they r coz my arches rub now on bumps 
didnt used to rub when i was 50mm front 40mm rear, am 40mm all round now
had fk shocks for past yr
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steveo.p
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Registered: 27th Mar 03
Location: Midlands
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I aint got a clue mate but i was just thinkin it may be because you have changed the angle that the car sits at by droppin the front down.
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Does the car still 'feel' the same? Are the bumpstops still OK? A dampers performnace doesnt really relate to where it bottoms out as that is physically fixed to the design? Unless its bouncy bouncy then i'd look at your bumpstops as these do 'limit' the suspension travel. Is it front or rear BTW that your getting scrub?
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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not sure like
cars been at 40mm all round on the fk shocks for a yr so havent changed the hiehgt in a while unless i jack the car up.
bro says if u jack the car up n the wheel stil stays on the floor, shocks r fcked coz wheel is meant to go up when car goes up too
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
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Sorry dude ya Bro is talking poo - FACT.
Ive got £700's worth of front coilover on mine and they are gas pressured so hard you cant even compress the dampers by hand...
Every single damper ive ever found should leave the wheel on the floor, otherwise what on earth are your shocks doing?
[Edited on 28-09-2004 by TOMAS]
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AdiSRI
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Registered: 1st May 02
Location: Berkshire
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quite true, but it does change with kits, the wheels drop a LOT less when raised on the FK Coilovers than they did on my old apex kit
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
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Yeah as Adi says the wheels should drop to the point where the damper is at full extension. My Grp A rally coilovers upfront dop waaay waaay low as they can be used on gravel/forest events where you raise the acr higher than standard.
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
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push the car down on each corner, if it bounces more that 1 and 1/2 times the shocker is beggered
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AdiSRI
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Registered: 1st May 02
Location: Berkshire
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can barely move the front corners on mine!
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Skinner
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Registered: 14th Jul 03
Location: aberdeen drives:mk4 irmscher astra on 18's
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
push the car down on each corner, if it bounces more that 1 and 1/2 times the shocker is beggered
i would say about 3-4 bounces and the car should of setteld any more and the shocks are fucked
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
push the car down on each corner, if it bounces more that 1 and 1/2 times the shocker is beggered
That test is hard to do on stiffer suspension.
How many miles have they done?
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Knowing Icy Ian hes done shit loads of miles on the suspension he got on, he was at the national meet, and has been countless times down south at most of the shows
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