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lambert:
in all things there is a compromise such is the nature of things.

in terms of suspension which is better to have more of, compression or droop? i know it depends on lots of variables but in general terms?

Rich_P:
Whatever is required to keep the wheels in good contact of the ground.  :P

Range Rover Blues:
I'm not quite sure what you are driving at.  Compression will be limited by the weight of your truck and the stiffness of your springs, I don't think it's ideal to intentionally have the axle hitting the bump stops on articulation.

Droop is probably the easiest to increase though, with longer shocks, even if it means the coil has left the axle and very little weight is still on the wheel in question.  If the wheel is on the floor you will have some grip and the descent is better controlled as the shock is involved all the time, better than having a wheel drop to earth form a foot or more up I think.

On balance though you will get the same amount of comression on one side as you get rebound on the other, up until your springs dislocate, assuming a constant spring rate.  At that point the compressed wheel will stay still and the drooping one will continue until the shock is fully extended, so you need to ensure there is a balance between the 2

Drift:
Is this for IFS or a live axle?

lambert:
right. at the moment i have oversized tyres and a nominal 2inch lift on the back end which is live. the dampers just about keep some tension in the springs on full droop, however when compressed the tyres contact the inner arches with about 3 inch of air between the bump stops. on the front ifs the torsion bars have been tightened to level the body. there is a bit of droop left but not masses, there is pplentty of compression but not enough for tyre contact.
in the not too distant future i''m looking to open out the bottoms of the arches to fit 35" tyres on the same spring height(possibly with some variation of xsprings) but at the same time re fab the rear bump mounts and lengthen the dampers to allow the rear to droop more. with the front being ifs as long as i can still steer and have some articulation i'm not so worried.

so from what has been said intentionally touching bump stops is not good?

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