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Originally Posted by old greg
Load transfer is not caused by suspension movement. Suspension movement is caused by load transfer. Even if you replaced your springs/struts with solid steel bars your lateral load transfer per g would remain unchanged.
All you can change with springs, bars and damping is load transfer distribution. The total amount of load transfer is governed by the track width, unsprung mass, cg height and lateral acceleration. It's the laws of physics.
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Again, missing what I'm trying to say. Yes, I'm aware that the actual amount of total energy being transfered is a constant that suspension settings will not change, but suspension settings absolutely will change how quickly that energy is transfered to the road via the tire, and that absolutely will affect the handling.
Jumping off of a 30 foot building and landing on a big cushy mattress is still going to transfer the same amount of energy to the ground as jumping off and landing directly on the ground. However, I think we can all agree that the affect on your body is somewhat.....lessened....by utilizing the mattress to spread the energy transfer over the medium of time, rather than transferring it all instantly. A suspension does the same thing. Total energy (weight) being moved around is the same but suspension settings can dramatically alter how quickly the tire is subjected to that energy, and good settings can help avoid overwhelming the contact patch by letting all the energy hit at once.