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Old 01-31-2010, 08:56 PM   #422
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Originally Posted by racepar1 View Post
Bottomong the shock is not the issue. Bottoming the shock shouldn't be the issue on the front of any s-chasis car running anyone's coilovers. Although really I'm sure it is an issue because of the really cheap ass coilovers floating around like the plague. Wheelwell clearence in the front of the s-chasis cars is EXTREMELY limited. That is the only real issue limiting our available bump travel. The obvious solution is fendertubs, but fendertubs are not allowed in a lot of "racing" classes. I am absolutely 10000000% positive that with my stances and those knuckles I would have bottomed the tire on the fenderwell long before I bottomed the shock.

Now, yes correcting the roll center will cause less body roll and that would help with fender rubbing issues. The problem is that there will for absolute certain be situations in which the tire does bottom in the fenderwell both at the track and on the street. Bottoming your tire rather then your suspension is NOT a good thing. At the least it could damage the tire and at the worst it could cause you to lose control of the car.

mmdb, not checking the tire clearence after making that large of a change is not a very smart thing to do. Really that should be done when simply installing and setting up coilovers man...
Ah, I can see what you mean in mmdb's case, because he can't mess with the front height much.

But in general, if you're bottoming the tire, you should get higher spring rates or anti-roll bars. Knuckles can only help with people with height adjustable coils and low low ride height.
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