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Shocks do not determione ride height (archive)
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Posted by FWK-Z3 on January 28, 2001 at 21:31:50:

In Reply to: Bilstein + H&R sport springs don't equal (m) posted by aiiee on January 28, 2001 at 16:22:21:

The ride height is a function of the spring length, the weight of the car and the compression in lb/in. The unloaded ride height of the car (when the tires frist touched the ground if the car was sititng on four jacks) is solely a function of spring length, From there, it is a matter of force balance -- with the weight of the car causing hte springs to compress until the sum of the spring rates (pounds/in or N/cm)times the compression of the spring equalled the weight of the vehicle. The only way shocks could determne ride height is if they were at the end of their travel at the ride height of the car. If this were the case, you would need a spring compressor to get them on, and they would have zero rebound -- the first time you hit a bump, it would tear them to pieces.

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