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Old 11-24-2011, 01:54 AM
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Ride height. I never took any from the side this summer...


Clearnace with no gas tank and an empty trunk.




I haven't measured the clearance yet. I bulit my own exhaust pipes this spring. Tail pipes are on the list for this winter so I'm sure I'll be getting to know this area well.
what are the weights on your current springs Ed? Might come down a bunch when you get the tank and stuff in. You can go to a shorter spring, it will put your adjuster nut mid shock.
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what are the weights on your current springs Ed? Might come down a bunch when you get the tank and stuff in. You can go to a shorter spring, it will put your adjuster nut mid shock.
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They're 12 200s now. I took a quick cell pic this morning of ride height with tank. I still need to throw some weight in the trunk to account for a sub box and full spare that Beth wants. We put around 300 miles on it this summer so it should be settled. I would like to get the tire tucked a bit so I'll probably be looking at shorter springs.

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Good info on what to watch on shorter Springs.

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I actually safety wired my spring to the shock mount. That keeps the shock collar up against the shock mount. I fastened both twice.
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pokey64... are those 17" rims? Look forward to any measurements you can grab when you start to "intimately familiarize yourself" with the area while making tailpipes!
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pokey64... are those 17" rims? Look forward to any measurements you can grab when you start to "intimately familiarize yourself" with the area while making tailpipes!

Yep, 17s. I will let you know what I find out.
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They're 12 200s now. I took a quick cell pic this morning of ride height with tank. I still need to throw some weight in the trunk to account for a sub box and full spare that Beth wants. We put around 300 miles on it this summer so it should be settled. I would like to get the tire tucked a bit so I'll probably be looking at shorter springs.

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Good info on what to watch on shorter Springs.

I'd get full weight and a few miles on them before you make the changes. But before switching to a shorter spring try a 150# or 175# 12" spring you should get a bit more compression out of it and still maintain a good ride.
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I'd get full weight and a few miles on them before you make the changes. But before switching to a shorter spring try a 150# or 175# 12" spring you should get a bit more compression out of it and still maintain a good ride.
I agree.. also measure the eye-to-eye of the shock when the springs have been broken in, or at least with some added weight in the trunk to simulate the sub box, full tank, etx. I believe the shocks are supposed to be 13.5" i2i at normal ride height leaving about 2.5" for bump travel and 2.5" for rebound travel.

If the spring is broken in and the i2i measurement is ~13.5" with normal weight on the 200lb/in springs, I don't think shorter springs or lighter weight springs would be the answer.

Lighter weight spring would be taking the same coilover but asking it to sit deeper into it's travel at regular ride height, so i might have 2" of bump travel and 4" of rebound travel, and on top of that the reduced stiffness of the spring will allow the shock to come that much closer & that much easier to bottoming out over a same bump for a heavier rate spring.

To use a shorter spring, the spring rate would have to go up (to keep same ride quality and 13.5" i2i) or else say a 10" or even 8" spring (to exaggerate) might coil-bind under full compression on the same 5"-travel shock body.

Really the ideal way to lower the rear end even more would be to get an overall-shorter-bodied coilover that maintains the same 5" travel (VariShock is 16.10", Koni is 16.10", Ridetech is ~15.9".. hard to find any shorter), to get a shorter-travel coilover with stiffer spring (due to reduced bump travel, at a sacrifice of ride quality), or to either lower the axle-side coilover mount or raise the framerail/body-side coilover mount.
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I'd get full weight and a few miles on them before you make the changes. But before switching to a shorter spring try a 150# or 175# 12" spring you should get a bit more compression out of it and still maintain a good ride.
Mike at CAC recommended and sold a set of 12" / 175 lb springs for the G-link rear. So that is the recommended set up from them. When I purchased they wanted to know how I planned to drive and what kind of power train package I was running. With a mild LS1/T56 and with my intended use of local grocery getter, summer time commuter up and down mountain roads in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and an auto cross/drag strip half a dozen times a year (fun not competition) that was the recommendation. They didn't recommend a stiffer spring unless it was really going to be used for competition.

And while the mountain roads are fun up here, this County and State are broke and the roads have their problems here and there. Having a stiff suspension would just result in my fillings popping out of my teeth if drive it too hard all the time.

Just my 2 cents....
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