Length of stroke...Coil-over shock

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:I run a 5" stroke double adjustable afco with a 150lb spring. I love the afcos. Depending on how much your car weighs you might get away with say a 130lb spring.

same shocks here................which are awesome I might add.

My springs are 130#s if I recall.

I am.....and the tires are sorta big lol.

I may be wrong on the stroke length on mine, I do know I can get a 31.5" tall tire out from under it with room to spare without unbolting the shocks lol.

Your shock brackets should have enough adjustment holes to allow you run the shock in its recommended range usually about 1/2 - 2/3 of the total stroke measurement compressed. I personally do not think a shock "knows" where it is at in reference to its stroke measurement and as long as it is not bottomed out or extended fully it will work if the spring weight is correct .

A chassis that is set up right should not use all of the stroke in either direction even with the shorter stroke shocks. It is nice to have the longer stroke shocks for the reason Dave mentioned , but if you can not fit them in your brackets or are not willing to modify yours the shorter stroke shocks will work fine.

I am running the strange da shocks also and like them very well