I have a very important question about suspension that no matter how much people talk about suspension they never discuss this one very important factor.
It is my understanding that the low speed compression adjustment is always being used when suspension is traveling and the high speed only comes into play when the pressures increases, meaning hitting a quick bump that is too much for just the low speed to relieve.
Another way to explain it is that it is my understanding that the low speed is a week relief spring and the high speed is a stronger relief spring. Just like pressure relief valves on hydraulics systems, sort of speak, right?
if that is the case, then during a high speed heavy hit, both high and low will be relieving at that point and during a lesser extreme hit, only the low speed will be relieving.
I’m truly trying to understand the low and high speed adjuster internals. Just telling people it’s a low speed and a high speed adjustment is too vague and leaves people uneducated.
Any answers would be greatly appreciated. I’ve never taken a shock apart and had the ability to dissect the facts to my question.
it is also my understanding that the low speed and high speed adjustments will only relieve that of which doesn’t bleed through the shaft valving (shim stacks) and that of what it can push passed the inside reservoirs internal pressure psi.
I believe that once I get my head around all the physics involved, I can better help others with a much better understanding.
Silimilar to why most people can’t understand why their jeeps suspension is too damn stiff. It’s because they need to use a longer spring with a lesser spring rate, instead of a shorter spring with a higher spring rate (most typical applications). However towing ability (tongue weight) will require an additional fix to that problem. Something so simple that most people get left in the dark about.
It is my understanding that the low speed compression adjustment is always being used when suspension is traveling and the high speed only comes into play when the pressures increases, meaning hitting a quick bump that is too much for just the low speed to relieve.
Another way to explain it is that it is my understanding that the low speed is a week relief spring and the high speed is a stronger relief spring. Just like pressure relief valves on hydraulics systems, sort of speak, right?
if that is the case, then during a high speed heavy hit, both high and low will be relieving at that point and during a lesser extreme hit, only the low speed will be relieving.
I’m truly trying to understand the low and high speed adjuster internals. Just telling people it’s a low speed and a high speed adjustment is too vague and leaves people uneducated.
Any answers would be greatly appreciated. I’ve never taken a shock apart and had the ability to dissect the facts to my question.
it is also my understanding that the low speed and high speed adjustments will only relieve that of which doesn’t bleed through the shaft valving (shim stacks) and that of what it can push passed the inside reservoirs internal pressure psi.
I believe that once I get my head around all the physics involved, I can better help others with a much better understanding.
Silimilar to why most people can’t understand why their jeeps suspension is too damn stiff. It’s because they need to use a longer spring with a lesser spring rate, instead of a shorter spring with a higher spring rate (most typical applications). However towing ability (tongue weight) will require an additional fix to that problem. Something so simple that most people get left in the dark about.
