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Mike, Jerry and Boxhead,
A couple of thoughts here.
1. Off road dampers have a internal droop stop. This is typically a urethane or EPDM part. This keeps the damper piston from damaging itself on full droop or TOP OUT as it is known in off road racing.
2. If you will read the Carrera information, they caution against droop top out as it will upset the handling and damage the damper.
3. I certainly understand that very few Cobra type cars will ever "top out the damper" during use on the road or track. However, if your dampers top out when you jack your car up, damage can be done to the pistons in the dampers. That is why JBL puts droop stops on the chassis. (Note: these are not straps, but positve stops that limit droop travel.) Dampers are very delicate units. They are also expensive.
I have always felt it is best to design the mechanical bits to work properly and not have any interference problems or travel problems. It is easy to do things correct. It is hard to fix things when they fail or are poorly designed.
Just my humble opinion.
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