[Shotimes] Re: My Experience with Suspension Altering (long).

[Alan Fanning]

One thing to consider before doing this with Tokico's is that the
instructions say it invalidates the lifetime warranty. YMMV, of course.

    Alan

George wrote:

> 
> The only way to keep your desired suspension travel is to lower the whole
> strut in the
> knuckle.  This keeps the strut piston centered in its barrel, allowing for a
> better ride
> due to equal amounts of jounce and rebound suspension travel.  The problem
> here is that
> you can only lower it about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch AT MOST, due to /1. the tire
> tread
> coming in contat with the spring seat, and /2. the bottom of the strut
> interfering with
> the outer CV joint, as it goes through the knuckle.  I had to use a cutoff
> wheel to
> remove the section of the spring seat right over the inner edge of the tire,
> and also,
> temporarily