What does the upper shock mounts on a chassis do to your shocks?

[Turn'Nburn]

if you already know , why ask??? on the frame i am running, it doesn't do anything but change the ride height. but you know better than i do.. no i don't run an expensive "comp" chassis, it is a Rock Rider from RC4WD.

why so defensive?

2lbs at 90 degrees is 2lbs at 45 degrees..

we're talking about dampening not spring rates. and again it's all about leverage. more leverage equals less force required, and vice versa.

now changing your pre-load will change the way a shock acts.

no..... it will change your ride hight.

let me ask this, in theory, if it change;s things so much. why is there different spring weights? hard , medium, soft?

by moving the shock to a more horizontal position you are effectively changing the leverage applied to the shock thus changing it's dampening characteristics. i.e. making the shock dampening action to seem stiffer or slower.

wow, so now i am a dumb ass? i think not... i will just let you "more experienced" guys have it.

nobody said you were a dumba$$, but maybe don't answer the question if you don't know the answers.

 

[jerrybuilt]

Woah guys.

OK, shockabsorber and spring surrounding it or a coil over as they are known here.

Inclining the spring and shock absorber has the effect of softening the spring and reducing the damping rate.

However it is not a linear thing. The first 10degrees of inclination has around 2% effect on both spring and shock

The next 10% brings the loss to 8%

Then things start to spiral

by 40% inclination the effective strength of the spring and damping effect is compromised by nearly 50%

And it keeps on dropping, at a greater rate for each 10degree increment the spring and shock is moved from vertical.

So Inclining springs and shocks...

Yes, it lowers the ride height
Yes, it does allow for longer springs and shocks to allow for articulation
But most of all. Yes, it does change the way they work.

 

[cvona]

Ok so what is a good crawling shock to add to the comp crawler