Struts/Shocks

[bren]

Originally Posted by John V

Not likely to do with the shocks. The shocks don't provide much contribution to the ride height of the vehicle.

Key words in bold.

Gas charged shocks can most definitely alter the ride height somewhat.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by bren

Key words in bold.

Gas charged shocks can most definitely alter the ride height somewhat.

The stuff might have been his way of saying that his shocks were blown or otherwise screwed up and that was the cause of the drop in rear ride height. When shit breaks, all kinds of things can happen that may or may not be for straightforward reasons.

Not that it matters for SCA's car, but...

The DA Koni yellows on the RX-8 dropped the static ride height by...I can't remember 1/4"? 1/2"? compared to the stock OE shocks (which I think were monotube Tokicos, but that's something else I don't remember now).

After a typical autocross run, the car would return to paddock sitting about a full inch lower than than it left and it could take nearly an hour to fully return to static height.

[John V]

Originally Posted by clyde

After a typical autocross run, the car would return to paddock sitting about a full inch lower than than it left and it could take nearly an hour to fully return to static height.

That had to do with the amount of rebound damping and is pretty common in autocross cars.

Yes, a heavily gas-charged shock (like a Bilstein) provides a little bit of spring rate and some (Moton) provides a lot of spring rate. But an OEM shock? Go ahead and unbolt your shocks from your car. The ride height won't change more than a few mm.

[Theo]

Originally Posted by SCA

Dead bodies in the trunk?

[Pinecone]

If the car has monotube shocks stock, it means it has gas charged shocks. So some spring rate addition is there.

[lupinsea]

FWIW, we had 125k on our ZHP factory shocks. . . . seemed fine to me.