Hi Iam new in road racing with a crx and I will like to now some basic settings for coilovers like damping. My spring rates are front 447 lbs/inch, rear 558 lbs/inch. The shocks have damping adjustment, usually is best more in the front or the rear. Thanks for help this rookie.

 

Since I don't know anything about what dampers you are using, my advice is as follows:

Adjust them until it feels right.

 

Rookie .... before Stinky gets to you.. Id go back and read the FAQ.
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You are asking a pretty general question and as a noob you should concentrate on just getting seat time, not trying to set a car up when you dont know what it or you are capable of.

 

*Cough* I don't have anything about suspension up yet...*cough*

beanbag has the best answer for now, since we have no information.

 

(assuming single adjustables) I would suggest adjusting them to full soft at all four corners and going out to see how it feels. Then come in, adjust them to full stiff at all four corners and go out to see how it feels. Then come in, adjust one end to full soft leaving the other at full stiff and go out to see how it feels. Come in and swap the stiff and soft ends, go out and see how it feels. Now you have a pretty good idea what the limits of adjustment do to the car...now as Beanbag said - adjust them until it feels right.

 

Thanks very much they are skunk2 pro-c coilovers.

 

You can start with this old stuff from Koni (their advice below is dependant on what part of the damper curve is being adjusted, in terms of low shaft and high shaft speeds): http://www.koniracing.com/rrtuningguide.cfm

Suggested Adjustment Procedure for Road Course Use

Adjusting the Compression (Bump) Damping Control

Bump damping controls the unsprung weight of the vehicle (wheels, axles, etc.). It controls the upward movement of the suspension such as hitting a bump in the track. It should not be used to control the downward movement of the vehicle when it encounters dips. Also, it should not be used to control roll or bottoming.

Depending on the vehicle, the ideal bump setting can occur at any point within the adjustment range. This setting will be reached when "side-hop" or "walking" in a bumpy turn is minimal and the ride is not uncomfortably harsh. At any point other than this ideal setting, the "side-hopping" condition will be more pronounced and the ride may be too harsh.

1. Set all four dampers on minimum bump and minimum rebound settings.

2. Drive one or two laps to get the feel of the car.
NOTE: When driving the car during the bump adjustment phase, disregard body lean or roll and concentrate solely on how the car feels over bumps. Also, try to notice if the car "walks" or "side-hops" on a rough turn.

3. Increase bump adjustment clockwise 3 clicks on all four dampers. Drive the car one or two laps. Repeat this step until a point is reached where the car starts to feel hard over bumpy surfaces.

4. Back off the bump adjustment two clicks. The bump control is now set.

NOTE: The back off point will likely be reached sooner on one end of the vehicle than the other. If this occurs, keep increasing the bump on the soft end until it too feels too hard. Then back that side off two clicks. The bump control is now set.


Adjusting the Rebound Damping Control
Once you have found what you feel to be the best bump setting on all four wheels, you are now ready to proceed with adjusting the rebound damping. The rebound damping controls the transitional roll (lean) as when entering a turn. It does not limit the total amount of roll; it does limit how fast this total roll angle is achieved. How much the vehicle actually leans is determined by other things such as spring rate, sway bars, roll center heights, etc.

It should be noted that too much rebound damping on either end of the vehicle will cause an initial loss of lateral acceleration (cornering power) at that end which will cause the vehicle to oversteer or understeer excessively when entering a turn. Too much rebound control in relation to spring rate will cause a condition known as "jacking down." This is a condition where, after hitting a bump and compressing the spring, the damper does not allow the spring to return to a neutral position before the next bump is encountered. This repeats with each subsequent bump until the car is actually lowered onto the bump stops. Contact with the bump stops causes a drastic increase in roll stiffness. If this condition occurs on the front, the car will understeer; if it occurs on the rear, the car will oversteer.

1. With the rebound set on full soft and the bump control set from your testing, drive the car one or two laps, paying attention to how the car rolls when entering a turn.

2. Increase rebound damping three sweeps or 3/4 of a turn on all four dampers and drive the car one or two laps. Repeat this step until the car enters the turns smoothly (no drastic attitude changes) and without leaning excessively. Any increase in the rebound stiffness beyond this point is unnecessary and may in fact be detrimental.

EXCEPTION: It may be desirable to have a car that assumes an oversteering or understeering attitude when entering a turn. This preference, of course, will vary from one driver to another depending on the individual driving style.

 

start -em in the middle and go fro there or start at full soft and work your way up. if your on r-comps your probably gonna end up somewhere around 1/2 stiff up front and 3/4 stiff out back depending on your tires, camber, rear bar and skill

 

Nice info thanks very much.

 

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