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Blankheh, still learning here.....=3D)
thanks for the advice...
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Larry=20
To: eseo@thecanyons.com ; Scirocco List=20
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: adjustable dampers
Erik (and others)-
I may be off-base here, but I have always thought there is ONE =
damper (not dampener) setting that is correct for any one spring =
rate/car weight combo. It is not a question of "stiffening the shocks =
up" when you 'crossing and then softening them for the street. Once =
adjustable dampers are set correctly for a particular spring rate, =
that's it....you don't change them (from the ideal) to match the car's =
intended use for that day.=20
The adjustability aspect is to A) let you match spring rates when you =
change springs (on a race car, usually) to match different tracks/ =
conditions, and/or B) allow you to compensate for normal wear of the =
shock....letting you keep the damping correct for more months/years than =
a non-adustable unit would last.
Am I wrong, all you racers?? Neal? Shawn? Scott? others?
Larry sandiego16v
Also, Tokiko Illumina or Koni Sports? I'd like to have the =
adjustability there so I can turn the dampening down when I'm not =
autocrossing the thing.
Eh?
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<DIV>heh, still learning here.....=3D)</DIV>
<DIV>thanks for the advice...</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Drocco16v@netzero.com =
href=3D"mailto:rocco16v@netzero.com";>Larry</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Deseo@thecanyons.com=20
href=3D"mailto:eseo@thecanyons.com";>eseo@thecanyons.com</A> ; <A=20
title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org =
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>Scirocco=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 25, 2002 =
7:25=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: adjustable =
dampers</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Erik (and others)-</DIV>
<DIV> I may be off-base here, but I have always thought there is =
ONE=20
damper (not dampener) setting that is correct for any one spring =
rate/car=20
weight combo. It is not a question of "stiffening the shocks up" =
when=20
you 'crossing and then softening them for the street. =
Once adjustable=20
dampers are set correctly for a particular spring rate, that's =
it....you don't=20
change them (from the ideal) to match the car's intended use for that=20
day. </DIV>
<DIV> The adjustability aspect is to A) let you match spring =
rates when=20
you change springs (on a race car, usually) to match different tracks/ =
conditions, and/or B) allow you to compensate for normal wear of the=20
shock....letting you keep the damping correct for more months/years =
than a=20
non-adustable unit would last.</DIV>
<DIV>Am I wrong, all you racers?? Neal? Shawn? =
Scott?=20
others?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Larry sandiego16v</DIV>
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<P>Also, Tokiko Illumina or Koni Sports? I'd like to have the =
adjustability=20
there so I can turn the dampening down when I'm not autocrossing the =
thing.</P>
<P>Eh?</P></DIV>
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