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Originally Posted by Calum
Yes please. It's a lot easier to learn something when I have a specific goal that's reasonable. Learning everything about suspension dynamics is a little daunting, but learning a few definitions in order to understand a small snippet of suspension dynamics is much easier. I've learned a lot from this thread, thank you for that, and hope to learn more. 
Also, could you give and few examples like, for RS3's I would run such and such springs rates with proper damping. But with V12's I'd run ______ spring rates. |
The simplest way I can explain, is that the higher spring rates result in faster weight transfers, which mean a higher impulse.
This impulse puts a larger shock load on the tread and sidewalls, resulting in more heat generation, which R-comps, with more heat tolerance, less tread pattern (siping), and stiffer sidewalls, handle better.
Beyond this, is a TON of variables that all interact with each other, regarding the net effect. Hoosier has some great documentation on this, as do a lot of university FSAE teams.