Dan, had to read that a few times! Effects of limited rebound travel - any negative effect on ride comfort is minimal on most vehicles including the 4 wheelers (SUPLEX RS kit) and the three wheeler in my experience and by the guys at SUPLEX; the benefits in increased roll stiffness far outweigh any detriment to ride. Ref off road/potholes performance; SUPLEX have set up a lot of rally cars (including Colin Mcrae's) and Paris/Dakar trucks (incuding Jutta Kleinschmidt) with very limited suspension droop, both very successful of course - winning their classes so set up. The limited droop tends to reduce the likely hood of the wheel leaving the ground over a crest as all the weight of the suspension is hanging from the vehicle rather than the suspension pushing the vehicle even higher. Ok they still fly but have to go faster! A quick test to show the effect of limited/zero droop. Fit a damper that is fully extended at ride height, then the rubber bushes in the damper eyes are the rebound springs. Then feel the effect on ride and rolls stiffness - 'we' did this on my friend's MGMidget to great effect.
