Changing coilover Springs

[sip]

Originally Posted by aznpoopy

full soft to 4 clicks on silkroads are pretty much useless unless you live in an area with very nice roads

turn up the damping

That seems counter intuitive. Why would going firmer be better for crappy roads?

[aznpoopy]

Originally Posted by sip

That seems counter intuitive. Why would going firmer be better for crappy roads?

spring shock system = oscillation and damping system, like a pendulum

if you shock is not able to damp the spring oscillation, (i.e. damper stiffness set too low) then the spring oscillates i.e. goes up and down multiple times before coming to rest i.e. bounces.

if the shock is set properly for the spring, the suspension will absorb the bump and resettle to normal state within one oscillation cycle in the shortest time. ie = no bounce. iirc this is called critical damping. thank you linear algebra / math models of real world systems. college teaches you something.

if the shock is set too stiff, then it does not allow the spring to absorb the bump and you get a stiff ass ride. this also makes the system take longer to settle to resting state.

this also plays into how alot of japanese coilover shocks are crappy, in that the adjustment never gives you the right combo of compression & rebound for it to be comfy. its either too bouncy or too stiff.