GC Coilovers, Limit straps in the rear?

[ForcedFirebird]

Rear tire, and it's rear sway delete.

[DER E30]

Also when one wheel is off the ground the sway bar will help prevent full droop as it ties the sides together...

[ForcedFirebird]

Do you jump your car? you're not going to completely unload the rear springs and get full droop.

I love old threads. Since the last post here, I have been able to get wheel up on my car at a track. Nothing "fell out" fortunately, but if you are pushing the limits of a car, don't think that you may never experience full droop. I wonder if the straps would have the wheel leaving the ground earlier, therefore providing more weight sooner to the gripping wheels.

[pandaboo911]

Retard bump

[TobyB]

If you're in need of limiting straps, it's a damned good idea to make sure you're
not running out of shock/ suspension travel in back.

Because that's a real bummer...

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[325ix]

I went with their tall RSM's instead. Does the same thing.

I have them as well, they are a beautiful piece.

[Lof8]

Exactly... the tall RSM's prevent this from happening as well :)

Welp, I should have ordered the kit with those.

[Cynical 1]

http://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/suspension-travel-limiters

just wonder what length would be ideal...

[ForcedFirebird]

Exactly... the tall RSM's prevent this from happening as well :)

So do shorter shocks.

[Jean]

Do you jump your car? you're not going to completely unload the rear springs and get full droop.

they're for when you jack it up and the springs come out of the seats, making it a pain in the ass to set it back down. but race shocks have such high rebound that it's unlikely the spring come out out on the road.

heck, with the new Bilsteins I have, I can jack up both rears at the same time and it doesn't unload the rear suspension much; the shocks themselves keep the springs in their perches. With my Konis I had to do one side at a time or play games while lowering the car and sticking my arms in places I'd rather not.

Exactly... the tall RSM's prevent this from happening as well :)

[TheTacoMan]

I would look into how some of the long travel trucks have theirs setup and copy something like that.

[Lof8]

If you hop a curb on track its pretty easy to go wheels up,if you go with straps just make surethe allow some droop.Set the straps to limit the droop to just before the springs are loose enough to fall out.

Exactly. I certainly don't plan to go airborn on purpose!

[L8 apexr]

If you hop a curb on track its pretty easy to go wheels up,if you go with straps just make surethe allow some droop.Set the straps to limit the droop to just before the springs are loose enough to fall out.

[robgoesvroom]

Do you jump your car? you're not going to completely unload the rear springs and get full droop.

they're for when you jack it up and the springs come out of the seats, making it a pain in the ass to set it back down. but race shocks have such high rebound that it's unlikely the spring come out out on the road.

heck, with the new Bilsteins I have, I can jack up both rears at the same time and it doesn't unload the rear suspension much; the shocks themselves keep the springs in their perches. With my Konis I had to do one side at a time or play games while lowering the car and sticking my arms in places I'd rather not.

This is why I am going to use them! That is super annoying

[robgoesvroom]

Interesting OP.. Do you know who it was selling them?

Hank Moore from advanced auto fab