Shocks
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Joined: May 2002
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From: oregon
what do you mean by best ride? Do you like is soft like granddads caddy or do you like it stiff like a lowered 5.0 mustang?
There are a couple ways they valve the shocks on the market. one way they valve them soft and add a velocity sesitive valve stack that pinches down the flow of fluid to firm up the ride on a hard jolt to keep them from bottoming out, to some people this might feel harsh
then there is the type of shock that does the exact oppisite. when the shock faces a sudden load it opens a bypass and bleeds off the fluid. letting the suspension travel soak it up. but i wonder about this set up. if you had mutiple highspeed impacts your shock might end up in the bottom of it's stroke if the spring could not re**** it fast enough and if that happens it will get hash do bottoming
do to years of being a motocross racer and a mechanic for a national pro. I tend to want my suspension to get firmer at the bottom of the travel to keep from bottoming out. the last thing i want is my shock bypassing it's fluid causing a bottom out condition. I think with a shock that clamps down the valve stack on a highspeed load it lets you go with a softer ride in the beginning of the stroke and then clamps down for big hits if it needs it.
I guess i didn't really answer you question, i am running stock replacement shocks they ride good but could be stiffer but for highway driving they are great. next time i will change to velocity sesitive shock that stiffens in the latter part of the stroke.
jake
There are a couple ways they valve the shocks on the market. one way they valve them soft and add a velocity sesitive valve stack that pinches down the flow of fluid to firm up the ride on a hard jolt to keep them from bottoming out, to some people this might feel harsh
then there is the type of shock that does the exact oppisite. when the shock faces a sudden load it opens a bypass and bleeds off the fluid. letting the suspension travel soak it up. but i wonder about this set up. if you had mutiple highspeed impacts your shock might end up in the bottom of it's stroke if the spring could not re**** it fast enough and if that happens it will get hash do bottoming
do to years of being a motocross racer and a mechanic for a national pro. I tend to want my suspension to get firmer at the bottom of the travel to keep from bottoming out. the last thing i want is my shock bypassing it's fluid causing a bottom out condition. I think with a shock that clamps down the valve stack on a highspeed load it lets you go with a softer ride in the beginning of the stroke and then clamps down for big hits if it needs it.
I guess i didn't really answer you question, i am running stock replacement shocks they ride good but could be stiffer but for highway driving they are great. next time i will change to velocity sesitive shock that stiffens in the latter part of the stroke.
jake