tburke Member 15 Member For: 10y 4m 6d Gender: Male Posted 04/08/14 10:51 PM Share Posted 04/08/14 10:51 PM Bomber. Bite the bullet :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 8m 29d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 04/08/14 11:44 PM Share Posted 04/08/14 11:44 PM (edited) There was a great vid I saw somewhere showing how too stiff/too loose effects the grip/contact patches on the road.I think they used a speed hump or corrugation for one example - too hard or too soft the contact was a lot less than one set up just rightSame with body roll - needed a little to weight the tyres(I think that was the gist of it - vid was probably from here somewhere)Amazing the difference the surface makes too.3 notches from soft was perfect for me on decent roads - far too firm over some roads I was on over the weekend - softened it a notch and was in heaven again. Was amazed at the difference even 1 click made - can be a very fine line Edited 04/08/14 11:48 PM by Rab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 05/08/14 01:15 AM Share Posted 05/08/14 01:15 AM Do you need to jack the car up to adjust em? Or you just reach in with the tool and twist the thing? Sorry coilover noob, curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 8m 29d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 05/08/14 01:29 AM Share Posted 05/08/14 01:29 AM (edited) Aren't adjusting the height (what you need to tool for) - am happy with where it is and would need a alignment done after changing it.What I am adjusting is the firmness in the shocks.Is just a knob/dial on top of the shock that twists clockwise/anticlockwise for firmer/softer.Pop bonnet - turn dial - front done.Haven't adjusted the rear yet - but would be the same - reach under car, turn dial - done Edited 05/08/14 01:30 AM by Rab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 8m 28d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 05/08/14 01:50 AM Share Posted 05/08/14 01:50 AM That is so sick. Wish I could afford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 8m 29d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 05/08/14 02:03 AM Share Posted 05/08/14 02:03 AM (edited) Am still blown away by the difference it's made.If I had to do my time over or was buying another FG I'd be doing this and upgrading the stock pads on the way home from the dealer - definite no-brainer.Those two items are how the cars should be leaving the factory stock. Edited 05/08/14 02:04 AM by Rab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tburke Member 15 Member For: 10y 4m 6d Gender: Male Posted 05/08/14 04:08 AM Share Posted 05/08/14 04:08 AM Would love to hear from Shockworks on this topic - regards race and road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 8m 29d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 05/08/14 04:22 AM Share Posted 05/08/14 04:22 AM Don't think they have an account here - they have a fairly long topic on the sponsor section of AFF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furiousgibbon Member 86 Member For: 17y 3m 4d Posted 05/08/14 08:28 AM Share Posted 05/08/14 08:28 AM I posted on AFF asking about optimal settings for track use and didn't get a reply from Shockworks. Most of their testing will have been done on the road. I did some testing the other week during at a track event, and did notice an increase in understeer as I firmed up the front end. I ended up driving with 8/10 front and 7/10 rear, which was effective with the Sport Maxx at around 34psi hot. Next event (in November) will be done with R888s, and I'm hoping to go to 10/10 front and a notch less at the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 05/08/14 10:50 AM Share Posted 05/08/14 10:50 AM every track would be different and even different on different days, not to even start considering tyre type and pressure etc, this is why race cars spend days qualifying to get the car set up correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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