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[majorj0nny]

ok Im getting adjustable spax shocks, I can get standard ones or lowered ones? I know that the lowered ones help keep the trumpets from 'going loose' under full droop situations (whether thats being jacked up or getting air), and dont actually lower the car - I have hilo's to install too already.

I dont want to lower the car stupidly, but not sure if the car will be slightly lowered once Ive finished messing about with the suspension. I would ideally like to have the wheels filling the arches as much as possible without the car being silly low.

my question is - if you had the choice and were definitely getting one of the other shocks - and both sets were the same price - which would you opt for ?

Im thinking lowered - just to avoid any issues at full droop, but my only concern is would lowered shocks deal if the car ended up being closer to standard ride height ?

thanks,

[Skortchio]

There's a comparison knocking about somewhere, can't find it right now but it lists the difference in damper lengths between all the major manufacturers and between their standard and lowered versions.

The differences aren't so great between them, essentially lowered dampers will work fine on a standard height car and will provide slightly more compression, for when you hit speed bumps faster than intended at the expense of less usable extension - avoid jumps

[majorj0nny]

There's a comparison knocking about somewhere, can't find it right now but it lists the difference in damper lengths between all the major manufacturers and between their standard and lowered versions.

The differences aren't so great between them, essentially lowered dampers will work fine on a standard height car and will provide slightly more compression, for when you hit speed bumps faster than intended at the expense of less usable extension - avoid jumps

cool thanks!

yeah I say a picture of the difference between standard and 'lowered' and it must have been a few mm ...

lol - also I doubt I can get my mini fast enough to get air - unless I drove off a cliff ;)