[s-cars] Just Finished The OTC 23rd overall

[Trevor Frank]

With my car I couldn't lower it to much because I would bottom out the
suspension, top of the strut to the spring perch.  I used a smaller
front shock and then cut the strut itself down 1 inch.  Now I have
another inch of travel before the shock bottoms between the top of the
strut and the spring perch.  All this so that you can still lightly
spring the front suspension to get it to work, have the appropriate
amount of travel and the right length spring so that you don't coil
bind.  I am using a 10" 400lb spring.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kirby Smith [mailto:kirby.a.smith at verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 6:21 AM
To: Trevor Frank
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Just Finished The OTC 23rd overall

Trevor:

I must be missing something.  How do shorter front struts increase
suspension travel?

kirby


Trevor Frank wrote:
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><snip>

> Car set up.
>
> Cars basic set up, ET42 8.5 x 18 rims, 255x35x18 Pilot sport 2's.
> Larger avant front bar, larger rear hap bar, koni double adjustables
up
> front, singles in back 400lb front springs 400lb rear, 13.7" fender
well
> to center of tire in the front, approx the same in the rear. Corner
> weighted car.  Shortened front struts to give more suspention travel.
> 1.9deg negative in the front 1.6 negative in the rear.  Car weight
> without driver 3605.
>
> <snip>

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