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R1CH
29-10-08, 11:21 PM
As title, open & closed length and also the length of the body.

Edit: If anyones got a Vectra B front damper kicking about, fancy measuring that as well ?

Cheers
R1CH
30-10-08, 06:27 PM
Surely someones got a Nova damper kicking about that they could measure ??
Adam
30-10-08, 06:29 PM
A standard one?
How urgent is it
AlexW
30-10-08, 06:33 PM
Il be back in a min with mesurment.
R1CH
30-10-08, 06:38 PM
A standard one?
How urgent is it

Aye a std will do, not exactly urgent but could do with knowing.

Cheers
AlexW
30-10-08, 06:46 PM
Ok so ive got a SR and a standard setup. Only rough guides.

Sr (no spring) 18Inch from the bottom of the body to the top of the bolt at the top. Body, from the bottom to just under the spring seat 9inchs. Compressed i couldnt get a good reading but i think its about 2-3inchs less?

Standard - Bottom of the body to the top of the bolt 21Inchs. Body to the spring seat is also 9inchs. From the top of the spring seat to the top of the bolt is 11 inchs (with a standard spring fitted)

Hope this helps, if you need more let me know, il do my best.
R1CH
30-10-08, 07:01 PM
Aye gives me an idea cheers. didn't think there'd be any difference between std and SR dampers tho ? i'd of thought that after market stuff would be the same length as well tbh.

These are the measurements i'm after.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/Damper.jpg
AlexW
30-10-08, 07:22 PM
Now ive woken up.

Body is 12.5 inchs. Full shock at full lengh is 21 inchs, min is 17.5.

Ignore my previous post.
R1CH
30-10-08, 07:32 PM
Take it thats the std one ?
" min is 17.5 " ?? is thats its compressed length, surely it has more than 3.5" of travel !?!

Is the SR one shorter then, is it an oigional SR damper or an after market one thats been fitted to an SR ??
AlexW
30-10-08, 07:41 PM
Sorry thats the Sr shock, Yer min is compressed fully. But mesure number 4, Compressed is 16inch. fooking hell i fail today!

AFAIK its a standard one, but cant be sure as it came with a job lot of spares.
MK999
30-10-08, 10:03 PM
The sr was lowered a few mm all round wasn't it? so it'd make sense that it had shorter dampers as well, 3 inches seems a little extreme though, that's nearly 75mm ! Unless it ran a lot less droop as well, I couldn't say why though, I can't say I recall the standard droop on mine being ridiculous