Don't Laugh Please: basic typical suspension travel question.

[freds]

If the shock total available travel is 100%
Is there a "typical" ratio of percentage available for "up-travel" and "down-travel" from the neutral "as parked" position.( i.e. up 70% and down 30% for instance)

I want to set my ground clearance and bushing positions in a "reasonably drivable" position as I am assembling the suspension, if I can????

Thanks

fred

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[D Clary]

you should tighten all of the bushings at ride height, Hiems don't matter as long as they are clocked properly at ride hieght

[RM1SepEx]

what did you do with your swaybar bushing mounts? Drill new holes?

[freds]

what did you do with your swaybar bushing mounts? Drill new holes?

Yes.
I notched the angled legs at the bend....then used the BFH to set them at 90 degrees, and put a small weld over the now closed up notches for strength.......test fitted and played around and decided to use the upper holes in the chassis pads as the top mount, and bolted them up ....marked the mount pad with a transfer punch through the lower bracket holes, and drilled new holes for the lower mounting bolts.

The new holes don't touch the original pad lower holes. I figured, if I want/need to move the mounts down I can use the original lower pad holes and drill new uppers

I didn't like the idea of slotting both holes to get the bar exactly on FF5R's intended center line (or finding new "flat" mounts).

fred

[StatGSR]

To answer your question, your ride height from based on spring preload and your spring rate.. the amount of travel "up" is 100% based on your effective spring rate and or till your strut bottoms out. Your droop is based on the differance from static till your strut maxes out or your pre load is met or exceeded. All of these are based on total spring length and total shock travel.

[Xusia]

Would it be safe to assume that if you set the ride height per recommendation (4.5" for the "S"), the kit inherently allows for full suspension travel?