Hi im trying to figure out basic weight transfer for drag
Is this correct for rwd maximum weight transfer to rear is front springs ride hight rebound and compression damper on max stiffnes and max ride hight and all the rear on softest setting
Would that gain maximum transfer to the rear drivability isnt a problem just want to know if that would be the way to gain max weight transfer

And it would just rverse for fwd

Cheers

 

Weight transfer is purely based off of CG height and acceleration force. Shock settings and spring rates don't change the amount transferred, just the car's reaction to the weight transferred.

If you want to transfer more weight (though I have no clue why anyone would), raise the CG, accelerate harder, or both.

Is there a real question in there we can answer?

 

I've always set my rear rebound higher and my front lower for drag racing. It helps spring back quickly when preloading and shifting.

 

For FWD, you want to keep weight on the front tires. Stiffer rebound front should slow the cars lift in the front end and thereby slow the transition of weight of the front tires. Softer rebound rear should speed up the dive help quicken the weight transfer to the front during a shift. I think the guy before me has it backwards. If you had adjustable everything it would go like this:

Front:
- softer spring
- hard rebound
- soft compression
- lowered height
- decreased droop

Rear
- harder spring
- softer rebound
- hard compression
- raised ride height
- increased droop

Of course it's all relative. What works in theory, is not always the case in practice.

BTW: While damper setting is opposite of RWD, you have to remember they have to contend with longitudinal torque from the motor. That means their shocks are not the same left to right. Transverse FWD doesn't have this issue.

 

Thanks everybody for the help I understand it better now cheers