[A4] suspension theory thoughts, questions, etc - grooved shocks

[Grant Lenahan]

No they dont!
Grant
On Jan 8, 2007, at 7:41 PM, Taka Mizutani wrote:

> Huw-
> With coilovers that have separate spring preload and ride height 
> adjustment,
> what you describe is correct. Cheaper coilovers combine ride height
> adjustment
> with the preload, kind of like how Jim describes his Bilstein setup.
>
> Jim-
> If the car is bouncing, your shocks are not controlling the springs
> properly-
> that's not good. I would set the ride height according to the best
> combination of
> shock damping and spring rate- try the middle setting if the low 
> setting is
> too
> bouncy. If you're still getting a bouncy ride, I'd consider revalving 
> the
> shocks
> (since it is quite easy w/ Bilstein's service dept.).
>
> Taka
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