Originally posted by Phil C
Yea im basicly trying to say the hypotenuse always stays the same (well until the shock is compressed) but moving the top changes the vertical side of the triangle, and moving the bottom changes the horizontal side. Chris got to the point at which it got so complecated he gave up. There are soooo many variables etc involved in the movement that its near impossible to work out. I think im gonna stick to changing things and seeing how they feel on the track rather than getting into the very techincal side of it.
thats a complicated way of putting it...
With the same springs.....
moving lower shock mounting out towards wheel makes suspension stiffer, moving inward makes suspension softer.
moving upper shock mount has the same effect in the same differctions but to a smaller degree.
There are also some other side effects other that harder/softer suspension but that is getting complicated.
Generally speaking... if the track is very flat/smooth, run shocks outward on lower arms. If its rough run shocks inward on lower arms.