Extended shock - 326mm
Compressed shock - 239mm. The shock doesn't compress fully because of the bump stop.
Coilover installed on mule.
The bottom of the coilover assembly is a bit of a tight fit on the LCA but there is still enough room to adjust the shock. The lower shock mount bolt supplied, is a little big for the mounting hole in the LCA - this will require a bush in the lower mounting shock with the existing bolt or enlarging the hole and using the bolt supplied. There isn't a lot of meat around the hole in the LCA so the bush is probably better. The coilover ring is close to the bottom of the threads here because there is little or no weight on the spring with the engine out. when there is weight on the spring, the coilover ring will be higher up the threads giving more adjustability.
The spring is a 8" Mustang II coilover spring with 2.5" on the bottom increasing to 3.5" at the top. The existing top mount for the existing spring is a good fit for the Mustang coilover spring. I selected a 375lb which is soft for the track but they are available up to 700lb. I don't know the spring rate for the stock spring.
The top mount for the shock in the stock location.
Not a perfect solution but I will use this setup when I get to that stage, if I proceed, which is still dependant on coming up with an acceptable adjustable UCA. Would welcome any comments on the coilover or the adjustable UCA.
