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1Cor10:23 · 12-24-2014, 12:07 PM

Hi all,

I was testing coils (off of the car) today for how it responds to changes in damping adjustments by compressing the struts by hand with the springs off.

It occurred to me that the front struts (since no bump stop) have quite a bit of travel - is there any danger in compressing them by hand to essentially "bottom out"? Wanted to know as with springs in at full compression, I don't think the piston can retract as far as you can push it in by hand.

Weird question, I know.

Thanks!

12-24-2014, 12:07 PM	#1
1Cor10:23 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: '13 Whiteout FR-S (M/T) Location: GTA Posts: 1,205 Thanks: 492 Thanked 392 Times in 238 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s)	Compressing coilover struts by hand - any danger in "bottoming out"? Hi all, I was testing coils (off of the car) today for how it responds to changes in damping adjustments by compressing the struts by hand with the springs off. It occurred to me that the front struts (since no bump stop) have quite a bit of travel - is there any danger in compressing them by hand to essentially "bottom out"? Wanted to know as with springs in at full compression, I don't think the piston can retract as far as you can push it in by hand. Weird question, I know. Thanks! __________________ \|1Cor10:23 \| Whiteout FR-S \| Form Follows Function Build\|