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Old 02-07-2014, 02:48 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by mike156 View Post
That's the sprung mass natural frequency and doesn't account for tire compliance. The equations work better when used proeprly, as I'm sure Andy knows.

As a rule of thumb using that number, 0.66*critical for compression, 1.5*critical for rebound. Anybody want to answer "why?"
And also why maybe .33* critical is good for high speed comp, .75* critical for high speed rebound.

I was going along with the basic Optimum G stuff to keep it simple. Or simple-ish.

- Andy
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