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By using split-rate shocks between pairs on each end of the car, we cantighten the car on entry to the corner. If the RF shock is stiffer incompression than the LF, and/or the RR shock is stiffer in rebound, thenthe crossweight percent (RF + LR combined weights) will increasemomentarily while the suspension is moving and adjusting to the transferof weight due to deceleration.
Racing Shock Design - Tuning with Shocks, Part II

By using split-rate shocks between pairs on each end of the car, we cantighten the car on entry to the corner. If the RF shock is stiffer incompression than the LF, and/or the RR shock is stiffer in rebound, thenthe crossweight percent (RF + LR combined weights) will increasemomentarily while the suspension is moving and adjusting to the transferof weight due to deceleration.  View Related Article

 

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