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Originally Posted by ghoonk
What's a manatee? Hope they aren't endangered, because I'm still trying to figure out the dark art of suspension tuning. 
Going back to the setup, it appears that the coilovers are such that I have a spring perch adjustment on the upper half of the coilover that allows me to run a longer stroke without affecting the overall height, which is controlled by a separate collar on the lower half of the same coilover. At least that's what I'm been told about how it works.
I'm going to have to go back to speak to the guys who did my corner balancing (same guys who run the Radical Cup) as well.
My bad for not mentioning this before, but the bottoming out happens on the rear, not the front, and there are no marks on the tires, indicating that it is not hitting the arches. Rather, it feels like the shock bottomed out, and again, I am not able to confirm this without further investigation. |
I'm pretty sure they are endangered, I'm not positive. They are like cows of the sea. But they are harmless sea giants, so there's no reason to kill them anyways.
The spring perch adjustment doesn't allow you to run a LONGER stroke. Technically, it can adjust available stroke but it can't extend it past the maximum allowable, only reduce available stroke which you don't want, so I would not really consider it an adjustment at all. You're correct on the rest of the setup though, all height adjustments should only be made via the adjustable lower mount if you have that option.
Are you positive no other rear suspension components are binding up, like the spring? How low is the rear? You'd need to be pretty low or have low rates + hit a hard bump or any combination to bottom out the rear. That is, unless, you have drastically reduced available shock travel in the rear by lowering the car using the spring perches, and now the lower mounts .
