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Old 08-26-2024, 07:48 AM
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Travel in general is roughly 30-45% of travel in the center of the travel range. But that's a 'general' rule of thumb. You can use 50% for easier calculations, but that's outside of the general 'effective' range of the shock.

A better question would be, what's the compressed measurement of the shock?

Other questions: What's the range of travel of the new drop springs? Are they a progressive spring? Do you know the rate?

Since drop springs are generally shorter, they tend to have a higher rate.

Bilstein's are a 'baseline' standard for a shock IMO, but in my experience, they are a little harsh and tend to wear out pretty quickly in my apps, which are a lowered stance over OE. Hammering the shock at either end of the travel range beats them up.

And A-body 4-link setups are travel limited by the shock by design. You have to remove the shock to remove the spring.



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