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On many big-spring stock-clip stock cars, the speed of the wheel, the shock and the spring are all different. If the wheel were moving at a speed of 5 inches per second, the shock would be moving at 3.82 inches per second and the spring would move at 2.65 inches per second. If the shock were mounted farther from the ball joint, then it would need to be designed with a higher rate of resistance for both rebound and compression.
The Design of a Racing Shock

 On many big-spring stock-clip stock cars, the speed of the wheel, the shock and the spring are all different. If the wheel were moving at a speed of 5 inches per second, the shock would be moving at 3.82 inches per second and the spring would move at 2.65 inches per second. If the shock were mounted farther from the ball joint, then it would need to be designed with a higher rate of resistance for both rebound and compression.  View Related Article

 

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