Thanks , so when on 8 , they can still be wound out to be softer ? Any help on the settings be good , it’s it like -15 is super soft and + 15 super ?
Say -12 rear -8 front will be medium Soft cruisy ?
You need to set it for your spring rate, ride height, and driving conditions
And don't go over speed humps fast, hit them like a cop is watching, or your taking nanna to the shops
My recommendation for a street car is to start on full soft and go for a drive, start with a speed hump, you'll notice the front and rear shocks may tend to bottom out on the speed humps, stop, wind the adjustment up 2 clicks tighter on either end, then run over the speed hump again, do this a few times and adjust, by 1 or 2 clicks until the car doesn't bottom out
I then add 1 more click and go for a drive in some twisties and do a few hard stops, then if required 1 or 2 more clicks to harden it up
Setting ride height is more about the suspension arm geometry, clearance and how much camber adjustment you have, and how much camber you actually need, dependant of how good your tyres are and driving style
Working out camber is pretty simple, especially on a street car, look at how the surface of your tyre wears, if you are not getting any noticeable wear on the outside of the tread surface you need less camber, if the outside of tyre is rolling over towards the sidewall you need more camber
For me, toe on a
street car is pretty simple, 0 front and 0 rear, gives me good and even tyre, camber for mine is 1.5°- on the front, and 0.5°- on the rear
Others will totally disagree with how I have set up my car, but, I have found through trial and error that this works best for my driving style, how I use my car, and to get optimal tyre wear
Setting up your suspension dampening for street shouldn't take too long, as in the end it is set up for compliance mainly, and the ability to hit bumps and corners in multiple scenarios, it is not like settings it up to make the perfect lap, on a smooth circuit with lots of different corners, corner speeds and clipping the colours to worry about
Test and adjust, rinse and repeat, but always remember where you are, I used a note book, that way, when you go to the track or strip, you know where you are, we're, need, for different applications
Setting suspension is holistic, driving style, geometry, clearance, tyres, tyre pressures, spring rate, dampening rate and alignment settings all need to be considered and work in unison for optimum performance, albeit sometimes slightly compromised when compliance is required (street driving)
10 typical cars, with typical modifications, can have 10 different setting requirements
10 different people will have 10 different opinions
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, it to set it up for you and your car
