[Mgs] Ride height

[PaulHunt73]

Funny how things suddenly come to mind when you are doing something completely different.

Whilst the rebound strap is on the axle the damper mount IS below the spring.  If you fit 1" (say) lowering blocks between the axle and the spring, positioning the axle closer to the body (and so lowering the ride height), then the axle can move 1" further down before the STANDARD rebound strap stops it, hence the damper mounting plate has moved 1" further down than normal.  It's this that could result in the damper hitting its lower limit before the rebound strap stops the axle.  

I think!

Easy enough to check - when the strap is carrying the weight of the axle it should twang like a bow-string, and there should be a little more downward movement of the damper mounting plate below the spring.  If not, then shorter webbing straps can be made up in the US and the UK, or it may be possible to 'shorten' one with some kind of clamp that puts a tight curve in it under tension instead of being straight.

PaulH.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Barney Gaylord 
  To: PaulHunt73 
  Cc: mgs at autox.team.net 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2021 2:42 PM
  Subject: Re: [Mgs] Ride height


  Yeah, good point.  Sorry about the slip up.  I forgot the lower pin for the rebound strap is on the axle housing.

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