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[luiji89]

hey all, looking to get some hi los when i get my new wheels and brakes...
when i get the hi los, do i need to upgrade the shocks? ? (gmax etc)
does it matter if the shocks are adjustable, i dont want my car "slammed" just lower to fill the arches

thanks toby

[Ethel]

You don't need different shockers unless the ride height demands it

http://www.calverst.com/cc110f.htm The ratio of wheel clearance to front shocker movement is very roughly 2:1. Get the hilos first (or compress the suspension to the required height) and you can measure it

[luiji89]

thanks dude!

so what i will do is: get the hi los, and fit them and adjust it to the height i want, then once they have bedded in etc i measure the gap for the top and bottom mounting, to see if they are an okay fitment?

(when measuring, what figures do i go by: Fully open length between fixing centers,Fully closed length between fixing centers or Operating stroke length)

thanks
toby

[Bungle]

your suspension will go up and down from where it is now

so your shock length needs to cope with this

[Ethel]

As Bungle pointed out, suspension moves. The most important thing is that there's some travel left in the shockers if the car hits the bump stops heavily. It would also be good if the same applied at rebound. Of course, the tyres making contact with the wheel arch would put a limit on desirable suspension travel too.