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Old 2011-08-25, 06:32 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by Dean View Post
Unless there is a compelling reason not to, the stop should come into play 1/4-1/2" before coil bind or the strut bottoms out, whichever comes first. Anything else is just limiting travel and an instant spring rate jump which is seldom good.
That's cutting it pretty close in terms of avoiding coil bind, which really is an instant spring rate jump.. far more so than a rubber stop engaging. You should have it spaced to allow full stop compression before coil bind, plus a little margin.
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