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Old 10-11-2007, 10:09 PM
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NA is better. I would kno

 

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Um..95% of single adjustable shocks on the market are rebound adjustable, not dampening. I say 95% but I've never heard of one that isnt. In addition, those shocks are too poorly manufactured to have reliable consistant adjustments and the range is often way way way to small to be useful.

The info above is an advanced tuning technique. I mean the last thing you touch after the car is perfect. As we're talking cars strictly for performance, not dual purpose do errands around town street cars. Once weight is fixed, hardware is constant, tires are well documented, springs are tuned, sways are tweaked, THEN you start adjusting shocks. Until then you're wasting your time.

Changing your shock settings on the street is pointless. No one can tell the difference other than "now its rough over bumps". Woo hoo. If you wreck after you mess with your shocks, you would've if you hadnt touched em. Shock adjustment is only used at the limit of the car braking, cornering, accelerating and every combination of the three, but not when you're blazing down a backroad. If you're car has only been driven on the street, IT HAS NEVER BEEN PUSHED TO ITS LIMIT, certainly not enough to start tuning shocks.

Rant over.

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