Shocks/springs/ride height

[Huw Powell]

> But it can only ride as high as the upper limit of shock extension.  The
> spring cannot exceed the physical limits of  the travel of the shock. I
> maintain that, regardless of the pressure (or lack thereof) in the shock,
> the car can only go as low as the fully compressed spring, and only as high
> as the limits placed upon it by the nut on the top of the shock.  The spring
> determines the height  at the bottom, and the shock at the top. As you said,
> the shock is there only to provide damping.  I don't see the shock making
> more than the barest difference in the ride height other than controlling
> the upper limit.  John

Now that you put it that way I see that we agree completely!  I guess
you were referring to the "extreme" heights, the limits, I think I
thought you were referring to the rest height being determined by the
shock.  We'll figure it out eventually...

-- 
Huw Powell

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