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Latest revision as of 11:54, 9 August 2006
The distance a shock travels between loaded and unloaded.
Measure
[edit | edit source]- Park the car on a flat, level surface and measure the rear ride height.
- Slowely jack the car up until the weight starts to come off the rear wheel.
- Stop jacking and measure the ride height
- Subtract the static ride height to get your droop travel.
Nitron recommend ~35mm of rear droop travel but some people use more like 50mm.
Front droop is ...