| Droop travel vs Bump travel? |
Subject: Droop travel vs Bump travel? by gkmccready on 2008/11/9 22:38:13 There seems to be a significant trade-off necessary with shocks in general; everybody wants maximum travel. But more rebound travel means less compression travel, and vice versa. They're both important. Too little compression travel and you end up with an infinite spring rate. Too little rebound travel and, well, what happens? Do you lift the wheel off the ground, or do you force the chassis to follow the wheel? I had talked with a local shock builder at one point and he talked about running 0 droop and no rebound damping at all. I'm not sure I entirely comprehend how that would work. Seems like it may be okay for a race car, but for a dual-purpose or street car I can't wrap my head around it. I can kind of envision it helping weight transfer, but at the same time what exactly happens when you enter a dip? No rebound damping. Doesn't that leave the spring uncontrolled to recoil after a compression? Very confusing... |
