In a message dated 3/10/02 11:38:17 PM Central Standard Time, Smokerbros
writes:
> 2" of additional compression travel is substantially more advantage than
> 1/4" wheel offset.
Charlie,
You just don't have the facts straight. The current allowance is 1" *total*
length variance. The net effect is you shorten the body 1/2" and the
corresponding stroke 1/2" for the 1" total variance, and gain a net travel
change of 1/2". If you try to shorten the body 1" and no change to shaft
length, you'll bottom out internally and crush the foot valve. If you
shorten the shaft 1" and no change to body all you do is shorten the
extension length. Otherwise you have to trade shock body length vs shaft
length within those 2 extremes. You cannot have a 2" shorter shaft with a 1"
longer body; the overall length would only be 1" different from OEM, but the
total change of shaft length combined with the change of the body length
would be 3". So the total 1" change can all be in the shaft, it can all be
in the body, or it has to be split up between the two.
As for the Penske comment, they specifically advertise shocks pre-built for
the Z06 application. Like it or not, a Penske shock is just as much a valid
replacement as a Sear's Ride-omatic. So if I understand you correctly, if
Koni builds a std 86 series street shock that uses the 1" variance to its
fullest that's ok, but if Penske builds it this way it's not ok?
We'll keep going if you like.
Mark
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