Left Rear Shock Location Question

[Zero Fast]

What reactions would one expect if your left rear shock locations were as follows:

1) Working shock LRB,Dummy LRF,Spring LRB

2) Dummy LRB,Working shock LRF,Spring LRB

3) Working shock LRB,Dummy LRF,Spring LRF

4) Dummy LRB,Working shock LRF,Spring LRF

[Rocket Bonehead]

What reactions would one expect if your left rear shock locations were as follows:

1) Working shock LRB,Dummy LRF,Spring LRB

2) Dummy LRB,Working shock LRF,Spring LRB

3) Working shock LRB,Dummy LRF,Spring LRF

4) Dummy LRB,Working shock LRF,Spring LRF



Are you talking about running on the clamp when the spring is in front, or running the shock/spring floated on the front of the birdcage? When you refer to a "dummy", are you refering to a compression shock or a 0/0?


RB

[Zero Fast]

shock/spring floated on the front of the birdcage
Dummy - 0
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Currently run

LR BEHIND

73-5 for the LF & RF

93-5 for the LR & RR

96-0 for the shock in front on LR

73-5 for the 5th coil

When the track slicks off like the feature, I change the left sides to

75-3 on the LF

95-3 on the LR

[Rocket Bonehead]

1) This is a common setup, although it is more common to run a compression shock (like your 6/0) on the front instead of a 0/0. I don't see the point in running a 0/0 shock in the front unless you are trying to limit travel when it is tacky, and on top of that, I think a compression shock would be better in that situation as it would help free the car up on initial entry (hike down). This will be the most balanced and effective setup in my opinion.


2) This will make the car much tigher in the middle when you get on the throttle. The car will also be less consistent thru the corners with the spring on a 0/0 and a live rebound shock in the front (loose/tight). I wouldn't run any rebound in the LRF shock unless a track was very tacky and you had no other alternative but to run some rebound there to help tie down the LR. Running the live shock in front will make the valvings (especially reb) feel stiffer due to the increased movement and travel. Example, running a 2 rebound on the front might be equivalent to running a 4 rebound on the rear (just an example, I don't know the exact equivalent...).


3) For a setup with the LR spring floated in front, I'd say this would be similar to #1 in that it would be the optimum way to go. I would also say that a compression shock would be better than a 0/0. That said, I will be the first to admit that I haven't played with this at all as I haven't come across any condition in which I think it would be faster than running the LR on the hook. I'd ask Timmay about this deal (if you are truely interested) as he seems to be an advocate of it.


4) Yeah, this would be ok too, but revert back to my answer for #3. All I will add is that if you're running the live shock floated in front w/spring, then there is no need for a dummy on the rear (won't do anything other than add drag to the rear end movement and weight to the car).



My answers to #3 & #4 would be much different if you were running the LR in front on the clamp instead of floated.




RB