Dusty Bradford
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From what I understand, the amount of front suspension travel and the rate of travel has much to do with the available torque the particular setup has. I'm beginning to think that it can also be a way to fine tune an IC that may not be exactly perfectly placed.
I would think in your case, Dusty, tying down the front suspension alltogether might be an option, also. But, if I remember right, back in this thread, you did mention that you found that you needed a certain amount of travel. Have you changed your setup? Have you found that the car is now needing something different than what you were posting earlier in the thread?
Front travel will depend on track conditions and how hard I can hit the car at launch so it's constantly changing from track to track, or changing from a 100 degree track vs a 130 degree track. A very good track I may only need 1.5" of travel and the shock full tight. This keeps the weight further forward to avoid wheelstands and allows me to bring in the boost very quickly. Adding weight to the nose is also something that has to be done if the track is great.
On a very loose track I need more front travel to move the weight further back so I can apply more power to the tires. The shocks on the car are a little on the loose side, even at full stiff. So if the track is bad I put more travel in it but leave the shocks at full tight.
A shock that's too loose will allow the front end to smack against the travel limiter and then it will rebound, unloading the rear tires. This is what your saying about the rubber isolater dampening this smack.....but if you have a shock sensor you'd see the rubber isolater isn't helping with the rebound effect. If the car tops out the travel and then rebounds, it needs a tighter shock.