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Shocking News - Shocks collapse after adjusting - Now what?
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<blockquote data-quote="MarcusPB" data-source="post: 384011" data-attributes="member: 18537"><p>Ok, thanks all of you for your replies. All very enlightening.</p><p></p><p>So got underneath this morning for a quick look and I do have adjustable front beams. The nuts and adjuster plates that sparkywig pointed out for me are still there and all intact.</p><p></p><p>I've also read through that post and had a look at a few other things about lowering, and I'm still a bit fuzzy on it but kinda getting the gist.</p><p></p><p>So, as it stands now, without the shocks on, just sitting on it's suspension, the gap between the shock mounts is 270mm and the gap between the top of the tyre and the inside of the arch is about 30-40mm.</p><p>From what I've been reading this is too low right? Or will shorter shocks be ok with this amount of travel?</p><p>Reading on VW Heritage, they say that you need 50mm travel up and down. </p><p></p><p>Do I need to adjust those front beams to raise her a bit? From what I've been reading I'm not sure how easy it would be for a novice (or safe for that matter) to do this.</p><p></p><p>If I need to adjust (and can myself) I'm guessing that I'll need to measure again after that to figure out what shocks I need.</p><p></p><p>Then there's this bump stop issue. It's sounds pretty important to me. Do I need to make sure that I've got some decent bump stops on it? Or is it something that the socks can have built in. (Looks like some of the Gaz ones have built in stops, but not sure)</p><p></p><p>Cheers all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarcusPB, post: 384011, member: 18537"] Ok, thanks all of you for your replies. All very enlightening. So got underneath this morning for a quick look and I do have adjustable front beams. The nuts and adjuster plates that sparkywig pointed out for me are still there and all intact. I've also read through that post and had a look at a few other things about lowering, and I'm still a bit fuzzy on it but kinda getting the gist. So, as it stands now, without the shocks on, just sitting on it's suspension, the gap between the shock mounts is 270mm and the gap between the top of the tyre and the inside of the arch is about 30-40mm. From what I've been reading this is too low right? Or will shorter shocks be ok with this amount of travel? Reading on VW Heritage, they say that you need 50mm travel up and down. Do I need to adjust those front beams to raise her a bit? From what I've been reading I'm not sure how easy it would be for a novice (or safe for that matter) to do this. If I need to adjust (and can myself) I'm guessing that I'll need to measure again after that to figure out what shocks I need. Then there's this bump stop issue. It's sounds pretty important to me. Do I need to make sure that I've got some decent bump stops on it? Or is it something that the socks can have built in. (Looks like some of the Gaz ones have built in stops, but not sure) Cheers all. [/QUOTE]
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