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sg1586 09-04-2008 03:20 AM

Shock travel indicator
 
Has anyone here used the coil-over travel indicator that Afco has???Thanks

zipper06 09-04-2008 09:30 PM

I haven't tried the indicator that you mention, but a marking pen works just as good and a lot cheaper.

JMO

Zip.

rob41willys 09-07-2008 09:09 PM

I just put a small zip tie on the rod and check it after a run to see the travel.

sg1586 09-08-2008 03:08 AM

Car sits so low I can't get under it unless I jack it up :shock:

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racecrafter 09-19-2008 12:14 PM

everything that has been said above works, to a point. along with the access problem you spoke there are some other issues.
If it is a four link car and you are running as soft a spring as you should then maximum shock travel will probably come somewhere other than when you are making a pass, like return road, pits, or that nice little dip you go through before you do your burnout. Besides the really usefull information comes from being able to see what the shock is doing throughout the whole run. If you have a data logger that gives you enough info to determine tire slippage and also allows the addition of a shock travel sensor you will see some interesting things going on not just at the initial hit and gear changes but also throughout the run. This can be a very valuable tuning aid but........aint cheap.....short of this I would recomend some high speed video shot from the rear, 3/4 rear and side in as many places on the track as you can but at least the first 60 feet this will tell you more about what is going on back there than something that just tells you how far the shock moved since the last time you reset the telltale

sg1586 09-19-2008 04:31 PM


Originally Posted by racecrafter
everything that has been said above works, to a point. along with the access problem you spoke there are some other issues.
If it is a four link car and you are running as soft a spring as you should then maximum shock travel will probably come somewhere other than when you are making a pass, like return road, pits, or that nice little dip you go through before you do your burnout. Besides the really usefull information comes from being able to see what the shock is doing throughout the whole run. If you have a data logger that gives you enough info to determine tire slippage and also allows the addition of a shock travel sensor you will see some interesting things going on not just at the initial hit and gear changes but also throughout the run. This can be a very valuable tuning aid but........aint cheap.....short of this I would recomend some high speed video shot from the rear, 3/4 rear and side in as many places on the track as you can but at least the first 60 feet this will tell you more about what is going on back there than something that just tells you how far the shock moved since the last time you reset the telltale


I have a data recorder. But didn't want to spend the $$$ for the shock sensors but that would be the way to go I guess....Do you know how to tune from this??? PM me...Thanks


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