will aftermarket shocks lower a car?
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will aftermarket shocks lower a car?
this is probably a really stupid question, but i was reading a thread on another forum and now im wondering about it..
if i have my tein springs, if i installed aftermarket shocks would it lower my car more?
im thinking NO....but i may be wrong
if i have my tein springs, if i installed aftermarket shocks would it lower my car more?
im thinking NO....but i may be wrong
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#7
RE: will aftermarket shocks lower a car?
doesent that just effect the spring??? because wouldent the overall eye to eye length be the same when the shock is static with no sag?? unless the lowers are a seperate unit from the dampening system itself.
#8
RE: will aftermarket shocks lower a car?
if I understand your question... no. the springs hold the car up. not the shocks. you change the ride height when you change the spring height, or the point where the spring sits on the shock.
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RE: will aftermarket shocks lower a car?
i looked at that photo mxs and im not sure were to look. Is the snap ring even sopposed to be moved?
but eather way im guessing if you change the shock it wont make much of a difference in the way the car sits
but eather way im guessing if you change the shock it wont make much of a difference in the way the car sits
#10
RE: will aftermarket shocks lower a car?
The shock does two things. It 'holds' the spring and it keeps it from compressing or rebounding too quickly. The adjustability of the ride height is done by changing how the shock holds the spring. By changing the location that the spring rests at you end up changing the length of the entire setup.
lookin at the pic, the top white line I drew is the uncompressed length of the shock. The bottom white line shows the adjustability. The line in the middle of that bottom line is where it's set right now. By moving the gold colored adjuster up or down, you change the length of the shock by changing where the spring starts.
Shocks that aren't adjustable are set at a certain length, not necessarily the same length of your stock shocks.
edit: ~just thought I'd add a disclaimer, I've never played with shocks so there's the possibility I have no idea what I'm talkin about
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lookin at the pic, the top white line I drew is the uncompressed length of the shock. The bottom white line shows the adjustability. The line in the middle of that bottom line is where it's set right now. By moving the gold colored adjuster up or down, you change the length of the shock by changing where the spring starts.
Shocks that aren't adjustable are set at a certain length, not necessarily the same length of your stock shocks.
edit: ~just thought I'd add a disclaimer, I've never played with shocks so there's the possibility I have no idea what I'm talkin about
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