short stroke? long stroke?

beans · 10-29-2007, 04:54 AM

would anyone happen to know if the hfp coilovers and the mugen coilovers are short stroke or long stroke?

LucasBlack · 10-29-2007, 05:22 AM

....are there only those two polar options when dampers are built? my immediate reaction is.....no.

i guess my question then would be: why are you asking?

beans · 10-29-2007, 05:31 AM

out of curiosity and i want to know all about a product before i spend money on it.

anyways, can anyone else help me with some actual information that pertains to my question?

LucasBlack · 10-29-2007, 05:40 AM

in regards to your question, i don't believe there is a yes or no answer. i know that i've heard of dampers being shortened because of the spring rate/length was as such (900 lb/in) that it was more appropriate for the damper stroke to be shortened, while having generally the same valving.
- this is a pretty extreme case.

now considering that both the hfp and the mugen kit (especially the hfp) are just uprated/valved variations of the stock suspension and are still intended for everyday use (and are still very near stock ride height), i doubt that such drastic changes in both spring rates and damper valving have been incorporated so that the overall stroke of the damper had been shortened.

beans · 10-29-2007, 08:39 PM

cool thanks for the info

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10-29-2007, 05:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
LucasBlack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: O'ahu, Hawai'i Posts: 636 iTrader: 0 / 0%	....are there only those two polar options when dampers are built? my immediate reaction is.....no. i guess my question then would be: why are you asking?

10-29-2007, 05:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
beans Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The City Posts: 73 Vince iTrader: 0 / 0%	out of curiosity and i want to know all about a product before i spend money on it. anyways, can anyone else help me with some actual information that pertains to my question?

10-29-2007, 05:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
LucasBlack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: O'ahu, Hawai'i Posts: 636 iTrader: 0 / 0%	in regards to your question, i don't believe there is a yes or no answer. i know that i've heard of dampers being shortened because of the spring rate/length was as such (900 lb/in) that it was more appropriate for the damper stroke to be shortened, while having generally the same valving. - this is a pretty extreme case. now considering that both the hfp and the mugen kit (especially the hfp) are just uprated/valved variations of the stock suspension and are still intended for everyday use (and are still very near stock ride height), i doubt that such drastic changes in both spring rates and damper valving have been incorporated so that the overall stroke of the damper had been shortened.

10-29-2007, 08:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
beans Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The City Posts: 73 Vince iTrader: 0 / 0%	cool thanks for the info