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Damper Fundamentals
Types of shocks
Gas-pressurized with internal or external Accumulators Hydraulic twin tube - zero or low pressure gas
Types of adjustments
Needle valve bleed adjusters Spring preload / blow-off adjusters Canister bump bleed adjusters Canister bump blow-off adjusters Canister pressure
3
BLEED EFFECT
4
BLEED EFFECTS
Adjustment Ranges
5 6
Critical Damping
High-speed
Low-speed
Front
Less front chassis Better front un- Less front chassis Shallower nose drop, less trailing- sprung mass rise, less power- More front height angle, more front throttle oversteer, control, possible on understeer, control, possibly grip, possible loss possible loss of loss of front grip possible loss of less front grip of low-speed front grip over bumps grip chassis control
Rear
Less rear chassis Better rear un- Less rear chassis Shallower nose drop, less powersprung mass rise, less trailing- More rear height angle, more rear on understeer, control, possible throttle oversteer, control, possibly grip, possible loss possible loss of loss of rear grip possible loss of less rear grip of low-speed rear grip over bumps grip chassis control
Low speed rebound (bleed) controls trailing-throttle oversteer and power understeer.
More bleed allows increased dynamic ride (roll-center) height. Too little bleed reduces grip and tire life.
High speed (canister) bump support vs. too harsh on bumps Low speed (canister) bump support vs. too harsh on bumps Rebound use the least amount of rebound possible while maintaining needed platform control too much reduces grip. After car balance has been attained, adjust low-speed bump and low-speed rebound together, both stiffer or softer, to optimize damping for track conditions. Higher canister pressure acts similar to reduced bleed. For rain use more bleed and/or lower canister pressure (less low speed control)
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Shock Histogram
(Data Acquisition)
Most damper motion is at velocities below 1 in/sec. This is the velocity range most critical for achieving low lap times!
Rate
(lb/in)
Load
(lb)
Rate
(lb/in)
Load
(lb)
Rate
(lb/in)
2 17 32 59 92 149 248
10 32 50 63 80 96
11 20 27 33 38 42 48
Notice that even for small motions and loads, the added rate is very large!
Dynamics
Ohlins
Damper Plots
By convention, these sections of the curves are flipped over the Y-axis.
Rebound
Damper Plots
Rebound
By convention, these sections of the curves are flipped over the Y-axis.
Damper Plots
Rebound
By convention, these sections of the curves are flipped over the Y-axis.
Damper Plots