What is the difference between dry suspension setup and rain suspension for RRacing
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What is the difference between dry suspension setup and rain suspension for RRacing
how roadrace racer tune differently their suspension setup for rain compare to dry circuit?
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Re: What is the difference between dry suspension setup and rain suspension for RRacing (Garrett)
I imagine they would only have to change their driving techniques, and perhaps tires. Just a guess though.
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Re: What is the difference between dry suspension setup and rain suspension for RRacing (PIC Perform
I've seen/heard people unhooking sway bars. Other than that, tire pressures and/or compounds.
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Re: What is the difference between dry suspension setup and rain suspension for RRacing (PIC Perform
Soften everything up if you can, springs, shocks, swaybars and drop 2-3 psi from the tires. If you cant change anything, just change tire pressure 
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Re: What is the difference between dry suspension setup and rain suspension for RRacing (PIC Perform
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .RJ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Soften everything up if you can, springs, shocks, swaybars and drop 2-3 psi from the tires. If you cant change anything, just change tire pressure </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: What is the difference between dry suspension setup and rain suspension for RRacing (PIC Perform
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .RJ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Soften everything up if you can, springs, shocks, swaybars and drop 2-3 psi from the tires. If you cant change anything, just change tire pressure </TD></TR></TABLE>
this assumes that you were optimally stiff for the dry to begin with. most cars i've seen are plenty soft enough in roll even in the wet. a simple softening of the shocks and tire pressures to increase how forgiving the car is will suffice. cars with a gross imbalance of roll stiffness fr vs. rr will be affected more by changes in grip then a more balanced setup and will need to take more drastic measures to get a driveable package in the wet. yet another reason to make sure you only barely lift that inside rear tire.
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</TD></TR></TABLE>this assumes that you were optimally stiff for the dry to begin with. most cars i've seen are plenty soft enough in roll even in the wet. a simple softening of the shocks and tire pressures to increase how forgiving the car is will suffice. cars with a gross imbalance of roll stiffness fr vs. rr will be affected more by changes in grip then a more balanced setup and will need to take more drastic measures to get a driveable package in the wet. yet another reason to make sure you only barely lift that inside rear tire.
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