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Re: Bump vs Rebound?

Subject: Re: Bump vs Rebound?
by astock165 on 2008/11/9 22:17:23

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Aren't shocks simply there to control the springs? And springs to hold the car off the ground and provide roll resistance? Swaybars to add side-to-side roll resistance that can't [comfortably] be provided by the springs?

I'd have to agree with that. I have the Z51 springs on my car and I can feel it being much stiffer and having less weight transfer but I know my shocks don't damp them enough.

How? Because there is a particular turn (RH) that has a set of rumble strips in it. Every time I hit those rumbles the car becomes very upset and I hate to admit how many times I've spun there.

I spoke to Gary about this and he suggested that the shocks can't damp the spring enough and after I leave the rumbles, the spring is still bouncing, causing the rear end to have a mind of its own, which makes sense to me.

I think your above statement is dead on. Use springs to control weight and weight transfer, use the shocks to control the springs.
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