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We made delrin spacers for you because you were concerned about modifying the inner fender IIRC.....which reduced available stroke and engaged bump stop earlier.
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Hi Beau, Does the most current version of the Raceline/STR spec come with shortened rears and fronts? Could you please recap how much shorter the bodies are vs OEM or the Street/T3 spec if they are OEM lengths?
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Originally Posted by macr88' timestamp='1338423789' post='21741655
My fronts were too short by like 20mm or so which is fine because they just machined a delrin spacer to add some material.
for that good stuff but it was the immovable object that I was concerned about. The packers were for my own paranoia about pulling my fenders if you recal. As you already know, I did away with the packers long ago but the delrin spacer is still crucial from what I can tell.
I'm sure I've mentioned this already but the car is amazingly predictable.
I can now safely say that this guy below is slowing the car down, it was a rough road but well worth it. Can you honestly say you don't miss seeing that face
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Plus these can be upgraded to a 3 or 4 way unlike the bikes which are only 2 way.
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Stock is 13 3/4 with factory stop and top hat.
This is compressed assembled length from clevis center mounting hole to the top mounting portion of the top hat (where the hat contacts the chassis). There was slight bump stop compression on both but it was minimal. Measuring bodies only doesn't get you the correct info as top hats play a huge roll in overall length.
Rear TTX body length is roughly 10" where stock is roughly 12"
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Originally Posted by Beau@Performance Shock, Inc.' timestamp='1340758695' post='21814071
[quote name='macr88' timestamp='1338423789' post='21741655']
My fronts were too short by like 20mm or so which is fine because they just machined a delrin spacer to add some material.
My fronts were too short by like 20mm or so which is fine because they just machined a delrin spacer to add some material.
for that good stuff but it was the immovable object that I was concerned about. The packers were for my own paranoia about pulling my fenders if you recal. As you already know, I did away with the packers long ago but the delrin spacer is still crucial from what I can tell.
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We still run the same length damper as you are running, with a 40mm bumpstop. On cracknut's car (40mm bumpstop, no bump spacer) we ended up adding a couple of packers (tunable spacers) as he was getting a little tire rub coming out of the carousel (turn 6) here at Sears Point. With different wheel offsets and some people relieving the chassis, it is very difficult for us to provide a 'one size fits all'. That being said, all of these kits are built to order, and if anyone has specific needs, we can tailor the kit to suit.
The 'Race Spec' still uses the same front damper dimensions, it has plenty of travel and we have had zero issues with regards to extended, compressed lengths or available stroke. The rears are definitely shorter see specs below:
LONG REAR:
418.6 mm CL clevis to lower bearing face (on upper mounting pin), OAL
98 mm stroke
287.6 mm CL clevis to top of damper body
SHORT REAR:
406.6 mm CL clevis to lower bearing face (on upper mounting pin), OAL
118 mm stroke
254.6 mm CL clevis to top of damper body
Take care.
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We still run the same length damper as you are running, with a 40mm bumpstop. On cracknut's car (40mm bumpstop, no bump spacer) we ended up adding a couple of packers (tunable spacers) as he was getting a little tire rub coming out of the carousel (turn 6) here at Sears Point. With different wheel offsets and some people relieving the chassis, it is very difficult for us to provide a 'one size fits all'. That being said, all of these kits are built to order, and if anyone has specific needs, we can tailor the kit to suit.
The 'Race Spec' still uses the same front damper dimensions, it has plenty of travel and we have had zero issues with regards to extended, compressed lengths or available stroke. The rears are definitely shorter see specs below:
LONG REAR:
418.6 mm CL clevis to lower bearing face (on upper mounting pin), OAL
98 mm stroke
287.6 mm CL clevis to top of damper body
SHORT REAR:
406.6 mm CL clevis to lower bearing face (on upper mounting pin), OAL
118 mm stroke
254.6 mm CL clevis to top of damper body
Take care.
The 'Race Spec' still uses the same front damper dimensions, it has plenty of travel and we have had zero issues with regards to extended, compressed lengths or available stroke. The rears are definitely shorter see specs below:
LONG REAR:
418.6 mm CL clevis to lower bearing face (on upper mounting pin), OAL
98 mm stroke
287.6 mm CL clevis to top of damper body
SHORT REAR:
406.6 mm CL clevis to lower bearing face (on upper mounting pin), OAL
118 mm stroke
254.6 mm CL clevis to top of damper body
Take care.