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Twingo Technical & Detailing Information
Suspension & Brakes
lowering- How low is good/best for handling?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kam Racing" data-source="post: 164005" data-attributes="member: 130"><p>another thing to consider is that dampers have a set amount of travel. for a good ride ideally you want the damper to be as closed to uncompressed as possible when not under load. that way you have the full amount of travel to cope with any undulations in the road. if you lower beyond this you reduce your suspension's capabilities and increase the risk of hitting bumpstops (effectively no damping) unless you get a damper that is designed to be shorter in length.</p><p></p><p>the best example of this in practice is with the bilstein range as they have the B6 and B8 damper ranges which give exactly the same damping rate. however the b6's are standard length dampers designed to be used at ride heights close to standard where as the b8's are much shorter in length so give the same percentage of travel in a shorter distance and can be run at much lower ride heights</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kam Racing, post: 164005, member: 130"] another thing to consider is that dampers have a set amount of travel. for a good ride ideally you want the damper to be as closed to uncompressed as possible when not under load. that way you have the full amount of travel to cope with any undulations in the road. if you lower beyond this you reduce your suspension's capabilities and increase the risk of hitting bumpstops (effectively no damping) unless you get a damper that is designed to be shorter in length. the best example of this in practice is with the bilstein range as they have the B6 and B8 damper ranges which give exactly the same damping rate. however the b6's are standard length dampers designed to be used at ride heights close to standard where as the b8's are much shorter in length so give the same percentage of travel in a shorter distance and can be run at much lower ride heights [/QUOTE]
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