Modifying Your Front Upper Shock Mount
11-11-2008, 09:23 PM
#61
It's a big mod! No more shock towers, yeah!
I want my new ride height to be 4"-5" lower than stock and still have 3"-4" of compression travel for a smooth ride.
Last edited by JasonWW; 11-11-2008 at 09:41 PM.
11-14-2008, 11:21 AM
#66
I just ran outside to measure the fender lip heights.
22.5" Front
24.5" Rear
11-14-2008, 10:54 PM
#68
Seriously though, for right now I lift it from the lower radiator support up front and from just behind the rear wheelwells. After I cut the car all up, I plan to make some new dedicated jacking points under the nose and tail.
Last edited by JasonWW; 11-14-2008 at 11:02 PM.
11-15-2008, 11:13 AM
#69
Do you know of any tubular upper front control arms that follow the same contours as the factory arms?
I know for sure now the limiting factor on compression travel is my Global West upper control arms.
The only solution I know of right now is to switch back to the factory upper arms. Unless somebody knows of some arms that won't limit my compression travel?
I know for sure now the limiting factor on compression travel is my Global West upper control arms.
The only solution I know of right now is to switch back to the factory upper arms. Unless somebody knows of some arms that won't limit my compression travel?
11-15-2008, 11:34 AM
#71
I had totally forgot that I went through this once before when I had some custom shorter length QA1s installed on the front years ago! Yeah, I still have all my factory parts packed up in boxes in the garage.
I guess I'll dig out my factory arms, unless one or more of the sponsors has a bolt in F.U.C.A. (front upper control arm) solution?
I guess I'll dig out my factory arms, unless one or more of the sponsors has a bolt in F.U.C.A. (front upper control arm) solution?
11-18-2008, 02:52 PM
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I just found this thread. Nice to see you are still working on projects like this. Is this perhaps a stopgap solution to never having getting revalved shocks after a drop? 
Because I think it is.
Because I think it is.
11-19-2008, 09:07 AM
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Well, you get them for the bound and rebound rates (to damp the springs); but if the travel is off, what is the point of different rates? They are still confined to an insufficient amount of travel post lowering.
11-19-2008, 10:29 AM
#79
Let me just explain it.
Without this mod, if you lower the car 1", you lose 1" of compression travel. Now the car is going to hit the bumpstops harder and more often making the ride quality suffer.
To compensate, you get stiffer springs.
Now these stiffer springs are going to work the stock shocks really hard as they are not valved to match the new springs. You see, shocks need to be valved to match the spring rate. If they are really off it can wear out the shock prematurely or even damage them.
What this mod does is give you back that missing compression travel, so you don't need a stiffer spring and that means you don't need different shocks.
If you want a better ride and better performance than stock your still going to need to get better shocks. If you want to improve the handling a lot more, then add stiffer springs along with better shocks.
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11-19-2008, 11:32 AM
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Even revalved shocks are going to ride harsher due to lack of compression travel if lowered, but any shock will benefit from this mod if the car is lowered. That is to say, what can you reasonably expect any shock to do with 1-2" less travel than that for which it was designed? That was basically my question; I asked it poorly.