Originally Posted by
W.E.D.Jim
I must have missed several pages of video for shock tuning...
This might be useful for dialing in a new car before its maiden voyage, but keep in mind having the same rise rates on a stationary table isn't always ideal on the track.
Where this would work(maybe what this is about and I missed it) is duplicating something that works on the track for you, on a different car.
Feel on the track, flight over jumps, things like that...número uno.
There are so many compromises.
What is the goal of this process?
Read the first couple pages of this thread to understand what he is doing.
He is attempting to match his spring rebound rates (using the different mounting locations).
Then he will work out oil and pistons once the car is similar in rebound rate front and rear. (using the springs and shocks to tune for bumps and jumps...just jumps and bumps...lol)
Then....he will make the car turn as he wants by adjusting the camber links, ride heights, roll centers and other chassis adjustments.
My understanding is that once you have worked out all the possible spring - shock mounting location combinations that are "balanced" you write these down.
If you are in a situation where you need the shock to be in on the shock tower and out on the a-arm, then you would choose a matching pair of springs where they are balanced (per your testing) in these mounting locations.
****there is a lot of theory in this process and none of it is mine. I am simply regurgitating what I've read over the last couple days...****