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Old 11-04-2011, 12:09 AM   #12 (permalink)
Ladogaboy
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
Why's that? All the suspensions I've seen have rubber bumpers for cushioning any bottoming out. I'd think at the worst, you'd be hitting them more often than desired.

I used stock gas charged struts for my lowering job. It's been so long since I've dropped that car (about 2") I can't remember how old they are... must be going on 8 years or so with no issues.
As I understand it, by shortening the spring, the shock/damper stays at a more compressed state than it is designed for. And even under ideal operating conditions, shocks/dampers will eventually need to be rebuilt or replaced. Of course, maybe I'm just too used to dealing with performance cars. Regardless, as they say, YMMV.
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