Associated B74, can't get the ride height any lower in the rear?

[DavidB1126]

While me and the buddies were tuning our cars and talking about springs and ride height. The fast guys are running 15/16mm F/R. I am running 18mm front and bout 20mm rear. I got my front down to 15mm and it preformed a lot better. I was the only associated guy there, the rest were running Teknos and they are running 20mm F/R and they can't get any lower. (They compared kit Tekno springs to kit Associated springs and the associated springs were shorter than the tekno so they are thinking about using associated springs, or cutting the springs down, but thats a whole different conversation)

With mine, I cannot get my rear lower than 20mm. I have my preload collars up all the way. I rebuilt my shocks, bled them, and still can't get it lower than 20mm. Any ideas?

 

[WickedFog]

While me and the buddies were tuning our cars and talking about springs and ride height. The fast guys are running 15/16mm F/R. I am running 18mm front and bout 20mm rear. I got my front down to 15mm and it preformed a lot better. I was the only associated guy there, the rest were running Teknos and they are running 20mm F/R and they can't get any lower. (They compared kit Tekno springs to kit Associated springs and the associated springs were shorter than the tekno so they are thinking about using associated springs, or cutting the springs down, but thats a whole different conversation)

With mine, I cannot get my rear lower than 20mm. I have my preload collars up all the way. I rebuilt my shocks, bled them, and still can't get it lower than 20mm. Any ideas?

Softer springs? Put a spacer inside the shock on the shaft to limit treavel? Shorter shocks? Just some things to play around with.

 

[bill_delong]

I used to run an EB410 original release on carpet and at one time VRP offered custom shock towers that were taller in order to get lower ride height with 14/16 for my setup, I would be shocked if someone didn't offer custom towers for AE too:

 

[tntpoof]

back in the day. when I ran my B44 i hand made a set of add on to shock towers to get my ride height really low when I ran it in parking lot ovals.what was called street racing. I took a thick enough piece of Delrin. got all the correct angle and went to work on my Bridgeport..i now have a 6 in 1 machine in my workshop.. Iam sure a Dremel tool with the right bit willl do the job..FYI . I purchased an Engineers sample bag of the types of plastics that where available back then..Some weren't the most desirable pieces but a few minutes on bandsaw made them get the job done. there was 8 different types they sit in glass jars on my workshop shelves...not all mods can be found like another has said.sometimes you just gotta think way outside the box and do it your self.Id post a pic but its not cc and I dont want another idea of mine to get stolen and then mass produced ..( had that happen before not from a online post but a ROAR event in Los Vegas)

 

[Lumikko]

Softer springs? Put a spacer inside the shock on the shaft to limit treavel? Shorter shocks? Just some things to play around with.

I’m sorry to disagree; only the last suggestion is sound advice in my opinion – and that’s assuming the new shock comes with a new spring. A new spring – not softer but shorter – would help even with the current shocks.

Here’s the short list of lowering your B74 series buggy with items that are included with the kit:

1) Lower spring caps. These are available in three lengths. No effect on anything but the ride height.

2) Shorter shock shaft eyelets. Also available in three lengths. This will shift the entire range of suspension travel up i.e. less droop and more uptravel.

3) Raise axle height. This changes your roll center and suspension geometry but it’s in a way low-running cars are usually preferred. Make a similar change in the front to retain balanced handling.

Finally, moving the shock mounting point outward on the arm will lower your ride height. A slacker shock angle makes the suspension softer but the outer mounting point makes it stiffer. They sort of cancel each other out so the change in stiffness should not be huge. More inclined shocks are a bit more progressive but that difference is also small at the angles we are talking about.