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tomo2k9
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hey all just wondering what diference does shortend rear shocks make, and also will the be ok ffor how low my car is
Linch
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how low is your car?
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bout 110mm 120 mm
tomo2k9
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that low mate
Mark B
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why that just looks shite
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That looks fucking stupid.. You'll end up getting your car prohibited.
Rich H
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Is it that low from all the filler in that rear quarter?

Stupidly low.
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there ay alot of filler in there tbh just skimmed itt to get it back level, and i new people would say that but iv saw them lower tbh, thats what i like nice and low, so can i have shortend shock on that ??? or not ?? well that was the question in the first place
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12th Dec 09 at 17:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Are you using standard shocks at the minute then?
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yh mate but i dont drive fit because it a project atm but gonna get some shortend shocks are they any good and will i notice the diference
Sean-B
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-120mm FTW
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i think that looks the bollocks mate cant wait to get my freshly painted arches back on
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Heated up standard springs
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your car is never that low on stanard shocks, in that pic you just dont have any springs in
Linch
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it was never on standard shocks, had gaz coil overs on it, that pic is from when me and warren took off the coil overs. it has nothing on it at all in that pic
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quote:
Originally posted by Toby
your car is never that low on stanard shocks, in that pic you just dont have any springs in


Mine is on my new AVO GTZ Coilovers had a fair bit of travel left as well, wound them back up now though as looks stupid
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quote:
Originally posted by tomo2k9
bout 110mm 120 mm
Standard shocks bottom out at about 80mm so yours will be sat right at the bottom. With shortened shocks it will probably go a bit lower too.

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thats why i wanna put them on mate probs feel abit better aswell
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'shortened' rear shocks aren't really that short, Spax PSX dampers had about 20mm of travel left
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see now i would of thought bigger shocks would be better because more travel left but shortend ones are obviously shorter so wouldent that mean less travel in the shorter shock ??
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quote:
Originally posted by tomo2k9
see now i would of thought bigger shocks would be better because more travel left but shortend ones are obviously shorter so wouldent that mean less travel in the shorter shock ??


Its not the physical size of the damper. It's about how compressed the damper will be to start with.

Jamex 'shortened shocks' have full travel at -30mm for example.

My AVO coilovers have full travel at -80mm ish it would appear
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they will be spax rears mate but havet got a clue what they arfe like
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quote:
Originally posted by tomo2k9
they will be spax rears mate but havet got a clue what they arfe like


Well I had spax PSX rear dampers like I said about 20mm travel left at -100mm

So at -120mm you will be hard onto the bump stops. might as well but a metal rod in there

[Edited on 12-12-2009 by Sean-B]
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lol well ill have to see mate

 
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