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Old 12-23-2021, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by markantioch View Post
What nobody has mentioned here, is the factor of tire size/width. If one is running a skinny tire, they will have quite a few more inches in suspension travel. My car with a 295 rear which measures to a 305mm leaves me a paltry 2 1/2" of rear suspension travel before wrecking my fiberglass. Hence, those inches don't afford me a soft cushy ride, as most of us are looking to plant as much rubber possible to the ground.
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295/50/15 rears here too, went from 225 lb rate springs to 250lb rate, will have to see how it rides. I did bottom out occasionally with the 225. thsi was prior to my rear coilover conversion

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