Gordo wrote:
Jill,
So with the hi - los wound all the way in and with 9mm taken off the strut its at
its lowest point of 48mm off the tyre...?
I think i might take 15mm off the strut and see how that goes, cos i can always
open the hi - los back out........??? Ohh well trial and error i supose the rear
struts arnt that expensive if its frigged afterwards

Gordo, I wouldnt take out 15mm as I took out 9mm and it lowered the car 37mm.
Also, same as Mrcooms, Im dissappointed I didnt go lowered shocks. If you want to race or lower your car to anything close to what Ive done I think lowered shocks is a better option.
Id like to know how short a lowered shock is though, Im thinking to decrease the overall height of the shock to the car, I'll do the top mounting bolt up bloody tight. That will squish the rubber mount between the shock and the car by a good 5mm or so. It all counts.
The reason you need the lowered shocks is that when in the lowered position, every time you jack the car up, or Id guess even if you lift a wheel off the ground as will more than likely happen once or twice in a hillclimb... then the suspension is going to fall out.
I'm going to jack mine up to the point where the wheels leave the ground, then wind the HiLos out so that the strut bar and cone are still seated. Hopefully thats not too high.
Lowered shocks would hold the suspension in place.