Thanks for videos. What do you mean when you say rebound,spring rate, ride height and load for correct cornering? Can you do video on how these would apply through the corner?
When these things are correct the car turns and drives on the front tires. Spring rate (stiffer) you can lower your ride height and less rebound than you would on the spring at standard ride height. If you don’t have enough rebound or it is incorrectly done, you will give up the nose of the car and most likely be tight on gas. When spring rate and rebound are tuned together then adjust the ride height to its final height, which will allow you to determine loads at ride height and in dynamic positions.
I definitely lean towards apexing in sector 1 , but my car will not rotate or turn very well on or off gas. I have to muscle it around the corner and over drive it. Any tips? (Stock 4-link rear)
Good question and one I feel that has been asked before; (with no gas pressure) never, even if it is a base valve shock it must have gas in it. Gas pressure is directly related to compression, the more compression the more gas. Gas pressure controls the oil column on the compression side of the shock even in a base valve shock. When you run a twin tube shock and the gas bag breaks that shock is done, the reason is that there needs to be something to function for shaft volume and this is the divider moving up and down. Oil moves it up and gas moves it down.
@@jaynealgofast I really appreciate you taking time to do all this. I know there are a ton of people who keep up with your channel even if they dont subscribe or comment. Anytime someone has a queston on racing forums about shocks this channel is always recommended.
@@jaynealgofast What is a good pressure to start off at on a 10-2 LR and a tie down RF? Running open modified in Texas, Always winds up dry slick this time of year
Thank you for your videos, running a street stock and struggling to keep up with a few of the top cars that win every weekend. I will begin the binge
Good luck and gofast.
Thank you Jay! These can’t come soon enough for me. Love the information
Thanks, I hope we can all grow in the same direction.
Thanks for videos.
What do you mean when you say rebound,spring rate, ride height and load for correct cornering? Can you do video on how these would apply through the corner?
When these things are correct the car turns and drives on the front tires. Spring rate (stiffer) you can lower your ride height and less rebound than you would on the spring at standard ride height. If you don’t have enough rebound or it is incorrectly done, you will give up the nose of the car and most likely be tight on gas. When spring rate and rebound are tuned together then adjust the ride height to its final height, which will allow you to determine loads at ride height and in dynamic positions.
Thanks again Mr Jay for taking the time to make these!
My pleasure! and you are so welcome.
How about a leaf spring video? I haven’t really seen you touch on these cars. Thank you!
Yes, this is a harder subject, we haven't raced a leaf car in many years. We do help some guys that run them.
I definitely lean towards apexing in sector 1 , but my car will not rotate or turn very well on or off gas. I have to muscle it around the corner and over drive it. Any tips? (Stock 4-link rear)
Get some rebound in the front and reduce drive in the rear. Watch some of the stock car videos we have.
im sure its a dumb question but will shocks with schrader valves still preform with no gas pressure? What psi are normal for tie down shocks?
Good question and one I feel that has been asked before; (with no gas pressure) never, even if it is a base valve shock it must have gas in it. Gas pressure is directly related to compression, the more compression the more gas. Gas pressure controls the oil column on the compression side of the shock even in a base valve shock. When you run a twin tube shock and the gas bag breaks that shock is done, the reason is that there needs to be something to function for shaft volume and this is the divider moving up and down. Oil moves it up and gas moves it down.
@@jaynealgofast I really appreciate you taking time to do all this. I know there are a ton of people who keep up with your channel even if they dont subscribe or comment. Anytime someone has a queston on racing forums about shocks this channel is always recommended.
@@jaynealgofast What is a good pressure to start off at on a 10-2 LR and a tie down RF? Running open modified in Texas, Always winds up dry slick this time of year