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Re: Rollover question

To: "Rob Weinstock" <weinstro@hotmail.com>, craig_autox@yahoo.com,
Subject: Re: Rollover question
From: Barry Spencer <BSpencer@tsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 10:57:20 -0700
HI Rob,
    The problem with a single rebound adjustable shock is when you increase 
the rebound without installing stiffer spring the suspension will jack 
down. That means the spring isn't stiff enough to push the car back up, so 
the car gets lower and lower.

Barry Spencer
Spencer's Motorsports


At 04:28 PM 6/5/2001 +0000, Rob Weinstock wrote:
> >So let's suppose we have a stock FWD car with soft
> >suspension that easily gets way up on 2 wheels and
> >sometimes rolls all the way over (at least one in
> >Florida did...)
> >
> >Would adding single adjustable Koni's, run full stiff,
> >make such a car more or less likely to roll over?
> >Assume no other suspension changes. Why?
> >
> >I'm assuming the two classic autox rollover cases are:
> >   1) Right turn at the end of a long straight
> >   2) Overcorrection after losing it in a fast slalom
>
>I thought stiffer shocks resulted in faster weight transfer?
>
>Regards,
>
>Rob
>_________________________________________________________________

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