Hi guys I just need some guidance on the following? I am a builder in SA.
I know the question has been asked before, however I couldn't get the right answer to feel at ease. I do not have the money to buy the coilovers
as yet, so I am intending to use a piece of sqr tubing for now in place of the coilover in order to go forward in the build. I have done some
searching and came up with the following and please tell me if it will be fine this way.
Gaz Coilovers I can get here are the following: 13inch open and 9inch closed, 300lb front and 200ld rear.
If I want to get the distance that the brackets should be from each other I did the following calculation:
13 - 9 = 4
4 * 2 = 8
8 / 3 = 2.67
13 - 2.67 = 10.33
Therefore the disctance that the brackets would be from each other would be 10.33inch. Does this make sense?
Now I would obviously have to make sure that the coilovers will not foul against the top wishbone which hopefully I get right. However the most
important question from me is the following: If I set the chassis at ride height (125mm front, 150mm back), do I then make sure that the bottom
wishbone is parralel to the ground and then weld in the brackets that will be 10.33inch from each other? My concern is that if I do this and I
eventually fit the engine that with the weight the bottom wishbone will not be parralel to the ground anymore.
(I must be honest that when I take a ruler and measure 125mm from the ground it looks really low.)
Maybe this is a stupid question, however I am trying a build like this for the 1st time.
Thanks guys
just to add further ambiguity: The greater the lay down angle (From perpendicular) the less effective the spring and shock dampening will be. The overwhelming rationale reason for inboard shockers
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Originally posted by Bare
just to add further ambiguity: The greater the lay down angle (From perpendicular) the less effective the spring and shock dampening will be. The overwhelming rationale reason for inboard shockers