03-30-2014, 08:49 PM | #23 | |
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My hypothesis is that the rear is relatively, slightly overdamped. Overdamped can lead to the tire not following the road well over bumps, "skipping". If both the front and rear are damped similarly this will lead to the whole car skipping sideways slightly in a turn, which isn't always ideal but is very controllable. But if only the rear is overdamped and skips sideways that leads the back trying to come around. Reducing front spring rate as you suggest could make the front overdamped as well, but the rear would then be much stiffer both in spring rate and absolute damping forces. This would most probably lead to significant oversteer-I wouldn't recommend it. Instead I'd suggest either reducing rear (if you want overall softer) or increasing front damping forces while leaving the springs alone. If mismatched damping is the cause of the instability that should improve it. The concern is that it might come with slower turn-in, but for your use that may be preferable? A decent adjustable shock at one end of the car would let you explore, assuming it's matched well enough to what you've already got (how fresh are they?).
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It's just that most shock dynos you'll see in the US have compression on top, assuming you're used to looking at them. The labels are correct, rebound is 3x compression.
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Aside from aggravating a back injury, the harshness of my suspension setup is a considerable disincentive to driving my vehicle on a regular basis |
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