The Final Countdown!!!

[Drago]

Originally posted by Scooter
.... Raised spindles cost between $250 and $300, so I don't think it is too expensive of a proposition.

I just talked to Clint on the phone. What a great guy, very informed. I am now looking for '78 or newer Bilstein strut housings.

So you're doing both Bilstein housings w/ lowered spindles?

Just how low are you going in the front?

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally posted by Gunter
Hm............Bouncing a new strut or shock will not get maximum travel.
It's too stiff unless you weigh 500 plus lbs.
I remember checking the travel on my gas-pressured Bilsteins like this:
Before installing, measure from center mounting hole on the bottom to the top of the shock tower.
Then compress the shock completely and tie it compressed.
Measure and compare. That'll indicate how much travel you have.
I ended up cutting off 2/3 of the snubbers.
A lot of people are driving around way too low bottoming out and wondering where that "Park-bench feeling" comes from.
Raised spindles is the optimum way to go for people with money; I am just a poor pensioner.

Yup; I would have to jump off the roof of my house to get mine to compress to full travel. I like your method much better. I will certainly take a look at how much up travel I have left at my current ride height.

Like Scooter, I am currently running Konis. I'm not sure I'm up for changing to Bilsteins with raised spindles and re-valved inserts right now, being in the middle of building my 3.0 and all. They may be in my future after I'm done with that. For now, however, the car's handling speaks for itself. Too many experienced drivers have gotten out of it very impressed with it for it to be actually riding on the stops or anything. Maybe it's just so damn stiff that I'm not even using the up travel it has available. Maybe Scooter's is, too. At least until Drago gets in it...

[Drago]

Originally posted by Jeff Higgins
Maybe it's just so damn stiff that I'm not even using the up travel it has available. Maybe Scooter's is, too. At least until Drago gets in it...

I'm the reason he's putting 29's in.