[Shotimes] Is our suspension travel really that short???

[Josh Salaets]

> I think they mean that once the car is settled on it's own weight, there
is
> an inch of downward travel before the car hits the bump stops.

Yeah, that's what we mean.  It's real easy to see how much suspension travel
you have with the car sitting on the ground with coilovers and no dust
boots!

> Yes, the suspension is indeed that short. A total of 7 and something
inches
> of travel total, and an unmodified SHO sits right around 3.5" on the
shaft.
> This is not, however, total suspension travel at wheel center. The front
> LCA's are short, and the pivot angle is what determines total travel.
Maybe
> someone else can calculate it out. I'd guess that wheel center sees 25-30%
> more travel than the strut.

I figured the tire would move more than an inch, but it still just seems
like so little travel for so much weight up front.

> Let us know how the car with one inch of downward travel does. I bet you
> don't actually hit the bump stop except on seriously undulating roads. One
> inch of travel goes a lot further than most people know. Especially since
> most people don't know that the tires may absorb up to three inches of
road
> height changes.

I am pretty sure I have stayed off my bump stops even on terrible roads
since replacing a blown Koni last summer, so even though there is very
little travel, I guess the SHO can handle it...

Josh Salaets
95 SHO MTX (See it here: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
85 Omni GLH-T (Autocrosser)
Eugene, OR