energy suspension vs koni bump stops? - Page 2

choaderboy2 · 08-19-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 98sr20ve

In your shortravel setups a bumpstop becomes a extension of the primary spring. You will hit it. Difference becomes how progressive/hard the transition is from the main spring to the bumpstop. Koni are softer and ramp up to the end of travel in a smoother fashion.

If Firehawk racing we used to have nearly alll of the travel into the koni bumpstop since we could not change the spring.

Shawn B · 08-19-2007, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 98sr20ve

In your shortravel setups a bumpstop becomes a extension of the primary spring. You will hit it. Difference becomes how progressive/hard the transition is from the main spring to the bumpstop. Koni are softer and ramp up to the end of travel in a smoother fashion.

Quote:

Originally Posted by choaderboy2

If Firehawk racing we used to have nearly alll of the travel into the koni bumpstop since we could not change the spring.

Great thread, great discussion on bumpstops.

Just got included as a link in The Suspension Thread:

http://www.sr20forum.com/driveline-t...ml#post1651579

98sr20ve · 08-19-2007, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawn B

Great thread, great discussion on bumpstops.

Just got included as a link in The Suspension Thread:

http://www.sr20forum.com/driveline-t...ml#post1651579

I knew this thread was headed that direction.

98sr20ve · 08-19-2007, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choaderboy2

If Firehawk racing we used to have nearly alll of the travel into the koni bumpstop since we could not change the spring.

Did you just use a really long bumpstop? Or Multiple? Or lowering springs (spec racing approved?) that settled to the bumpstops?

vqman · 05-22-2010, 02:46 PM

ah crap, I didn't get those white discs with my koni bump stops that came with my last set.. does anyone have an extra set sitting around?