Originally Posted by
TommyBlazin
thanks, i am more interested in the droop or lack of droop, i hear of "cranking springs" and setting ride height ...
When I raced my Kyosho IGT1 I used Droop F/R of 1mm/8-10 mm. I set ride height with the adj. screws on the shock body first. Then unhooked the shocks and used the droop screws to set the
suspension droop. Iused a droop gauge. After testing on the track, I would reduce the rear droop 1 or 2 mm to change stability under braking and corner exit.
You have to also account for suspension arm flex, so you may need to set a static droop lower to account for this characteristic.
I know that when using the droop screws to set your ride height,
the car has a pre-loaded, stiffer suspension. The droop will be influenced
by the spring tension acting on the suspension arms (because the arms will flex). But I have no chassis set up experience with this method. Hopefully another racer can share their experience with this method.
Hope this info helps.