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| Author: | S.A.W [ Mon Apr 18, 2011 22:22:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Shock oil's, rebound etc |
Hi, Lot's of questions  When do I need to use rebound and when don't I ? who use's it and who dosent ? Who drills their shocks and/or use's the foam ? What's the best starting wt in oil to use and what range to you use eg. if 350cst was a good all round what other's would you use ? and how do I know when I need to go thicker or thinner ? Do you use a certain wt for carpet and a different wt for asphalt ? or for certain track temperature's Thanks. |
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| Author: | S.A.W [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 09:32:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
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| Author: | Skiddins [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 14:39:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
I tend to run much thicker oil on carpet, 700cst front etc. But on asphalt it's normally 350-550 I'm still trying to learn exactly when you are supposed to change etc. Skiddins |
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| Author: | Stefan Chodzynski [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 15:55:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
I always use zero rebound indoor and outdoor as this just helps give more traction. Running rebound can take away some traction. I know a lot of top drivers who also run zero everywhere. I have tried to use rebound on lots of occasions....but we have a disagreement haha As for oil thickness Indoor on carpet I run from 400 - 500W oil and the same outdoor unless its a very warm day then I will go thicker Standard shock setup I use indoor and outdoor on the T3'11 is Drilled cap Zero pressure 12mm shaft length 450MM oil No foam 
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| Author: | S.A.W [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 18:03:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
Thanks Skiddins & Stefan. So how does zero rebound give you more traction ? What oil thickness would you go upto on a hot day then ? Why 400-500 (is that Xray oil?) and how do you know/decide when you need to go thicker or thinner ? Thanks. |
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| Author: | Hagberg [ Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:10:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
| Author: | S.A.W [ Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:58:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
Thanks. So what sort of track temp would you use 700 ? And what temps do you use thinner oil 400,500,600 etc ? |
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| Author: | ojnab [ Fri Apr 22, 2011 05:36:21 ] |
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| Author: | S.A.W [ Mon Apr 25, 2011 20:15:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
Today my car really struggled with grip, probably because of tyres more than the amount of rebound but Schumacher recommend 100% rebound for low grip and reduce the rebound as the grip improves, now I'm confused
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| Author: | Skiddins [ Mon Apr 25, 2011 22:50:25 ] |
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| Author: | markw [ Tue Apr 26, 2011 08:18:09 ] |
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| Author: | S.A.W [ Tue Apr 26, 2011 22:11:19 ] |
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| Author: | markw [ Tue Apr 26, 2011 22:53:46 ] |
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| Author: | S.A.W [ Tue Apr 26, 2011 23:06:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
Sorry I meant without the cap drilled did/do you use the foam ? |
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| Author: | markw [ Tue Apr 26, 2011 23:15:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
yeah i run foam without hole in cap 100% round the best settings for my liking so far  i ran 50wt oil but will b going back to 40wt as i felt the 50wt to slow on the track i race at .. |
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| Author: | Hagberg [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:00:41 ] |
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| Author: | S.A.W [ Wed Apr 27, 2011 14:06:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
When using non drilled caps what causes the shaft not to be able to be pushed in when the cap is tightened ? is it to much oil ? I know I have no air in them and when I bleed a little oil out the shaft moves all the way in. |
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| Author: | Hagberg [ Thu Apr 28, 2011 08:44:20 ] |
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| Author: | S.A.W [ Tue May 03, 2011 14:57:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
How often do you rebuild your shocks ? before the start of a race day ? during the race day qulifiers/finals etc ? Do you use fresh oil on each rebuild or just top up with new ? Thanks. |
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| Author: | Hagberg [ Tue May 03, 2011 22:12:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shock oil's, rebound etc |
For asphalt I tend to rebuild them as often as possible since fresh oil give more traction. Maybe 2 or 3 times per race. For carpet I rebuild them for every meeting so between 10-15 runs. |
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