C5 wheel travel per shock travel?
03-09-2016, 06:15 AM
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C5 wheel travel per shock travel?
Does anyone know the ratio of wheel travel vs shock travel on the front and rear of a C5?
I've searched (both google and here) and got nothing. I found some information on motion ratios for springs, but nothing on the shocks.
I've searched (both google and here) and got nothing. I found some information on motion ratios for springs, but nothing on the shocks.
03-09-2016, 10:34 AM
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If the motion ratios that you've found are for a coil-over car then shock and spring ratios would be the same.
Check out this thread:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...sion-math.html
Post #7 by gkmccready
So .69 front and .6 rear
Check out this thread:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...sion-math.html
Post #7 by gkmccready
For the shock (as in with coilovers), the front is approximately 0.69 and the rear is around 0.71 at droop and 0.53 at bump -- call it 0.60 average. If you take the spring off and measure shock travel versus wheel travel you'll be more accurate for this case.