Dingz
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| posted on 15/3/14 at 10:47 PM |
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Shocks upside down
Does anyone know if you can run Spax shocks upside down?
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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Wheels244
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| posted on 15/3/14 at 11:19 PM |
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If Spax are the same design as normal dampers - then no you can't.
The foot valve won't be submerged in the oil.
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jossey
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| posted on 15/3/14 at 11:57 PM |
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I've asked that question before n been told no. I had seen some shox on a car and they were upside down but I was told they had been made
specifically that way.
Dave
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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ashg
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 10:10 AM |
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you need gas filled mono shocks to run them upside down.
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New Project (Started)
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Dingz
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 04:55 PM |
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Thanks for the comments, FYI they are gas filled but Spax have said no you can't run them upside down. On to plan B
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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Wheels244
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 06:18 PM |
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I don't know of any purely gas filled dampers - but I stand be corrected.
Gas assisted dampers have the gas to reduce the chance the damping oil frothing with prevents the damper cavitating.
Rob
Build Blog: http://wheels244.wordpress.com/
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Not Anumber
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 07:00 PM |
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Australian market only
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alfas
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| posted on 19/3/14 at 08:19 AM |
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a typical monoshock like spax, gaz, protec or whatever brand should NOT be run upside down.
a lot of people in the seven communities all over the world insist that its possible..and a lot of owners do it..insisting that they cannot feel any
neg. influences in the road behaviour...but this is mostly due to the cars having coils way too hard.
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Theshed
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| posted on 19/3/14 at 10:42 AM |
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It all depends on the design.... if the gas is separated from the oil by a floating piston - whether at the bottom of the damper or in a separate
reservoir there seems no sensible reason why the damper needs to be mounted any particular way up. In many circuit cars they are flat.
this is a good link
http://www.tein.co.jp/e/special/ni_toryu/index.html
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