Originally Posted by
Cpt.America
Yes, measuring shock length doesn't tell you droop at all. If you are hearing that term used, im sorry, but it's incorrect. It tells you one thing, and that is "shock length". If you all follow the same settings on your sheets, then you will get a consistent setup, but you are using the wrong term. I will have time to explain/type it out later, can't right now. Or PM me and I can give you my phone #, and id be happy to talk to you on lunch break today or something.
Shock length will tell you droop as long as you're using the same shock mounting location. Most 1/8 buggies use shock length to measure droop, I think Xray is the only one to actually do it in a way that shock mounting location doesn't matter, same thing as on road cars.