More plainly, if you do nor have adeqaute damping, you probably are better
off limiting the travel.
It becomes a choice between getting lofted ocassionaly or perhaps bouncing
around a little more all the the time.
Chuck
From: Chris Reinhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [F500] Bigger Rubbers- misc thoughts & questions...
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:43:25 -0700 (PDT)
Chuck, like in life, it's not the amount, but the quality!!! The 2
inches of travel in a F1 car, is a whole lot different than 2 inches of
travel with rubber pucks!!!
Chris
Chuck Voboril <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Answers or just my guesses, If you prefer...
"How much wheel travel is needed?"
One needs not just bump travel until the car bottoms from cornering or
braking, but more still to accommodate a bump at the SAME time under just
the tire. I would not think that all that much more than ride height bump
travel is needed however.
"Significant damping difference in different kinds of rubber at same
Durometer"----Yup, some anyway
"Do the cans get hot?" Yup. the more damping the hotter-shouldn't have too
many meltdowns in Solo, however. Maybe the road guys can comment. There
just isn't THAT much damping, so I'm guessing they don't melt often in that
useage either.
"...is the rubber " compressible" at all or do we just basically deform it,
squishing it around into different shapes?" Yup to both
Chuck
>From: Dave Phaneuf
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [F500] Bigger Rubbers- misc thoughts & questions...
>Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:48:45 -0400
>
>I sent this to the list a few weeks ago....
>Got no feedback.........
>
>
>
>Been thinking about the option for larger suspension
>"pucks" and it got me wondering, how much wheel
>travel is needed? I realize it varies depending on
>how rough the track is. I look at formula fords
>( Cmods) with $4000 dollars worth of shock/springs
>on them running as low as my car....maybe 1.5 in
>of "bump" travel avail. and wonder if I really want
>anymore most of the time.
>
>2nd question/idea is regarding the hysterises of
>the rubber. Is it possible to have the same hardness
>( durometer ) and yet have a significant damping
>difference in different kinds of rubber?
>
>I've asked before and never got any replies, but
>is heat an issue on a bumpy road course...do
>the cans get hot?
>
>Last for now...is the rubber " compressible" at all
>or do we just basically deform it, squishing it around
>into different shapes?
>Looking for ideas
>Thanks
>Dave Phaneuf
>
>
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