Okay to start with, this thread is not about ZQ8 bump stops or coilovers so please we aren't bringing that topic in unless its meaningful.
In summary trying to figure out of I drop the front-end by 1.4 inches (moog 7268 to 5662) with a 750# spring rate, will I bottom out.
What I need to know is how much space I actually have between the frame and bump stop when the car is fully compressed, but how do I replicate that? Jacking up on the frame from one side doesn't seem to be it, and I think it would the same affect on the control arm.
Example below:
I have around a 2inch gap in the wheel well from the top of tire to the fender
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Based on my pictures I have my car autocrossing I can see atleast 2-3 inches of drop right at the center of the wheel well.
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Can I assume that if there is 2-3 inches of compression at the spring, if I were to lower it, I would need a static gap of 3 inches from the frame to the bump stop to be in the safe zone?
Or is it actually 1-1.5 inch compression at the spring because of the ratio? and I would only need 1.5 inches of static gap to make it work?
In summary trying to figure out of I drop the front-end by 1.4 inches (moog 7268 to 5662) with a 750# spring rate, will I bottom out.
What I need to know is how much space I actually have between the frame and bump stop when the car is fully compressed, but how do I replicate that? Jacking up on the frame from one side doesn't seem to be it, and I think it would the same affect on the control arm.
Example below:
I have around a 2inch gap in the wheel well from the top of tire to the fender
Based on my pictures I have my car autocrossing I can see atleast 2-3 inches of drop right at the center of the wheel well.
Can I assume that if there is 2-3 inches of compression at the spring, if I were to lower it, I would need a static gap of 3 inches from the frame to the bump stop to be in the safe zone?
Or is it actually 1-1.5 inch compression at the spring because of the ratio? and I would only need 1.5 inches of static gap to make it work?
