Suspension Geeks: Strut mount question

[nlowe79 at gmail.com (Nate Lowe)]

On 2/23/06, Nate Lowe <nlowe79@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 2/23/06, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@verizon.net> wrote:
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> > I'm not sure why this is even on the table for the H & R coilovers
> > though. The coilovers completely replace the stock strut housing. I'd have
> > to assume that they'd be engineered to have sufficient travel bearing in
> > mind the amount of drop they provide. There are several guys on the list
> > with H & R coilovers. What's the scoop on this?
> > Dan
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> The H&R coilovers do have a good amount of travel, but the problem I have
> with them is that with the car at the height I have it at all of the travel
> seems to be down with very little up. This makes for a harsher ride than I'd
> expect with coilovers.
> I think the best way to fix this would be just what Grant was thinking in
> the first place and position the upper mount higher than stock. That would
> allow the coilovers to be adjusted "wider" for more spring travel. The only
> problem I'd see here is if you got carried away and ended up moving the
> mount too high.
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> Also, does anyone know if there is a way to visually tell the difference
> between the "ultra-low" H&Rs and the and the plain vanilla H&Rs?
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Actually, now that I think about it, moving the upper mount isn't going to
help the vertical travel problem, forget that part of my last email.