Can't bottom out blue/gray rocket ?

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  • RacerX10
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2007
    • 571

    #31
    Originally posted by MasterSbilt_Racer View Post
    You will never really be above ride height with the chassis posture and rebound used these days. Not even if you leave the ground.
    Right .. but what about 13 years ago when the blue/gray was first built ?

    Dunno, just pondering.

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    • MasterSbilt_Racer
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 14324

      #32
      Originally posted by RacerX10 View Post
      Right .. but what about 13 years ago when the blue/gray was first built ?

      Dunno, just pondering.
      Probably had a shock mount on top of the lower a arm.
      Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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      • RacerX10
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2007
        • 571

        #33
        Slightly changing track .. from what I'm getting from Rocket Inc ... it appears there are a few different ways to get to the 3" and 4" load numbers they would like to see. A few different stack combos, single spring, single spring with bump spring, etc.

        I'm wondering if the load numbers all land in the same place with these different combos, is there any practical difference in them ?

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        • MasterSbilt_Racer
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 14324

          #34
          Originally posted by RacerX10 View Post
          Slightly changing track .. from what I'm getting from Rocket Inc ... it appears there are a few different ways to get to the 3" and 4" load numbers they would like to see. A few different stack combos, single spring, single spring with bump spring, etc.

          I'm wondering if the load numbers all land in the same place with these different combos, is there any practical difference in them ?
          That's what I been trying to say. Load is load, to a point. There are some differences in progressive vs linear loading and you can get in trouble with abrupt stiffness changes in the wrong travel points. That said, I've had success with lots of different pieces of hardware.
          Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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          • RacerX10
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2007
            • 571

            #35
            Originally posted by MasterSbilt_Racer View Post
            That's what I been trying to say. Load is load, to a point. There are some differences in progressive vs linear loading and you can get in trouble with abrupt stiffness changes in the wrong travel points. That said, I've had success with lots of different pieces of hardware.
            Good to know. I appreciate your patience with my "learning out loud" process here

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            • RacerX10
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2007
              • 571

              #36
              just to update this thread, I called Rocket this morning and they're sending me the parts to give me another 2 in of travel on the right front. I think that should get me where I need to be.

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              • TheJet-09
                Senior Member
                • Jul 2013
                • 1616

                #37
                Did they say what the parts are?

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                • RacerX10
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2007
                  • 571

                  #38
                  Originally posted by TheJet-09 View Post
                  Did they say what the parts are?
                  shorter lower shock eye, 1" gain there

                  new upper shock mount bracket to the chassis, 1" taller there

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                  • TheJet-09
                    Senior Member
                    • Jul 2013
                    • 1616

                    #39
                    Thanks. I figured it had to be more than one thing. I didn't think you'd get 2" out of just the upper shock mount.

                    Good luck with it!

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                    • RacerX10
                      Senior Member
                      • Jun 2007
                      • 571

                      #40
                      Originally posted by TheJet-09 View Post
                      Thanks. I figured it had to be more than one thing. I didn't think you'd get 2" out of just the upper shock mount.

                      Good luck with it!
                      Thanks !

                      I smashed the setup with the new C-C of 18.750 and the shorter shock eye, (turns out I had one already) and the new 3" and 4" numbers are coming out right where I need them to be with the bump spring installed.

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