On the other hand...if you're running soft springs and too much rebound,
doesn't the rebound prevent the compressed suspension from extending
quickly enough, which can result in "jacking down" where the car lowers
itself to the bump stops? I think this might occur if you go over lots of
successive bumps, or maybe in a slalom.
Jason Liao
jhliao@entic.net
On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Geoff Mohler wrote:
> Depends, if you have a really weak rebound on the compressed side of the
> car, then you correct hard the other direction, the momentum of the body
> rolling over (lack of rebound rate and a weak compression rate) can cause
> a rollover. If the car in question also has an unusually large amound of
> suspension travel..this worsens the problem.
>
> On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Rob Weinstock wrote:
>
> > >So let's suppose we have a stock FWD car with soft
> > >suspension that easily gets way up on 2 wheels and
> > >sometimes rolls all the way over (at least one in
> > >Florida did...)
> > >
> > >Would adding single adjustable Koni's, run full stiff,
> > >make such a car more or less likely to roll over?
> > >Assume no other suspension changes. Why?
> > >
> > >I'm assuming the two classic autox rollover cases are:
> > > 1) Right turn at the end of a long straight
> > > 2) Overcorrection after losing it in a fast slalom
> >
> > I thought stiffer shocks resulted in faster weight transfer?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rob
> > _________________________________________________________________
> >
>
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> Geoff Mohler <gemohler@speedtoys.com>
> California, USA
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