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fooddude · 02-05-2014, 01:06 AM

Some n00b/basic questions about shocks and shock dynos:

Can shock dynos tell you what the highest spring rate the shock can handle?

If yes, should the shock dyno results be significantly higher than the chosen/custom spring rate, and need plenty of headroom?

If so, by how much is a safe/decent number? And where on the dyno plot/graph and why? (slow[performance handling] vs fast[street bumps] velocity)

ie:
If say you wanted a 450lb spring rate, should the shock's dyno result be higher than 450lb in the slow [0-2in/sec] portion of the graph already. Or, is it okay to be more towards the faster portion [2+in/sec] of the graph? And, by how much headroom in the shock dyno for the said spring rate, in either, or both, the slow and fast portions of the shock dyno?

02-05-2014, 01:06 AM	#1
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