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Shock Angle
« on: Apr 18, 2006, 11:46:03 AM »
I have seen and know that while looking from the rear and seeing || is better over / \. How about looking from the side and having the shocks leaning forward / or rearward \ ??? Is it still best overall to see vertical shocks no matter what direction you are viewing them from?

Just a thought that popped in my head, I wont be implimenting this ant time soon.
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Re: Shock Angle
« Reply #1 on: Apr 18, 2006, 11:58:40 AM »
Vertical is always most effective.
On a calculator type in the angle of the shock then hit the "COS" button and that will tell you how effective your shocks will be.
For example a shock mounted at 45 degrees will only be 70% effective.

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Re: Shock Angle
« Reply #2 on: Apr 18, 2006, 12:05:23 PM »
A good rule of thumb is never more than 30 degrees. Also, your mounting bolts need to be facing the same direction. Like this ! ! not like this ! -
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Re: Shock Angle
« Reply #3 on: Apr 19, 2006, 01:46:18 AM »
Ok, so it does work both ways. Thanks
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