Suspension Droop

[dontfeelcold]

Questions for the suspension guru's.....

How do you adjust the suspension droop?

Where do you measure it from?

Do you bother adjusting suspension droop?

Thanks

[dontfeelcold]

Anyone?

[skylinecouple]

The first thing we need to know is what suspension you have.Then we can see if it has in fact drooped.If you have standard springs then it is inevitable.Firm after market springs don`t usually droop.If you read Sydney Kids group buy on bilstien shocks and whiteline springs it will tell you what the original centre cap to wheel arch is.

[dontfeelcold]

Sorry, I meant droop as in the amount the suspension drops (until it stops dropping) from ride height, when the wheels are lifted off the ground in relation to the handling of a car. Not spring sag/wear and tear.

I have an idea what it does, just curious about methods of adjusting it.

Also known as "down travel"

Edited August 2, 2006 by dontfeelcold

[Sydneykid]

When you go over a bump/bumps the suspension needs to be able to droop enough so the wheel/wheels stay on the ground. Tyre contact with the road is obviously important for turning, stopping and accelerating.

How to adjust droop? Well it depends on what is limiting it. If it is the shocks, then you need to increase the extended length of the shock. Removing any internal travel limiters is the first step. You could fit fit lower spring rates, they will need more compression to take up the weight of the chassis. So they will have more droop when the weight is taken off.

cheers

Edited August 2, 2006 by Sydneykid

[dontfeelcold]

do you adjust the droop on your race car GTR's? Or is the shock length suited to suspenion settings?