Lr droop load range

[shadowj38]

Rocket recommends a range of 150-250 extended load on the LR. I’m hearing some guys are getting up in the 300s. Has anyone tried this with success? If so what other changes (if any) did you make to go along with it?

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I think 300+ is common with an air shock. You just need to know that the extended load will rotate the car when its slowing. If you like what the car is doing, there would be no need to jack that value up.

[shadowj38]

More extended load would rotate the car better off throttle correct?

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

More extended load would rotate the car better off throttle correct?

Yeah. It makes it "drag" more, so car will pivot around the lr when coasting or using the brakes.

[shadowj38]

Makes sense. My shock builder has me experimenting with some higher loads. 600 static on my RR and 300 extended on my LR with a #75 barrel spring. If I’m out in clean are and can drive the car hard into the corner (how I prefer) it feels pretty good. But in traffic when I can’t enter as hard as I’d like, it doesn’t feel like it wants to stick the RR. I dropped down to a 450 static load in my RR and it definitely helped. Was kind of tight early on but come feature time it felt really good for the 4 laps I got to run before getting caught up in a wreck. I guess I’m just searching for the right balance between the 2.

[Kromulous]

When you say static load on the RR, is that smasher number @ ride HGT pin to pin?

[shadowj38]

Yes. 600 at 20 inches center to center on my smasher.

[cjsracing]

Yes. 600 at 20 inches center to center on my smasher.

Seems like a lot. what are your thoughts on how it's felt? what's your 2" number?

[shadowj38]

It was around 1130 with 2 rubbers if I remember right. It didn’t seem like it wanted to stick the RR if I was in traffic. If I was in clean air and could drive in hard it felt pretty decent. Thinking without being able to enter hard, it wasn’t transferring enough weight the travel the RR at all.

[shadowj38]

Another question as far as the LR goes... with a #75 barrel spring, at 300 pound extended load, i can only get my static load to 600. Rocket wants 715. Does my lower static load matter? How low is too low? Also, would I benefit From going to like a 175/175 stack instead so I can set my extended and static loads separately?

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Another question as far as the LR goes... with a #75 barrel spring, at 300 pound extended load, i can only get my static load to 600. Rocket wants 715. Does my lower static load matter? How low is too low? Also, would I benefit From going to like a 175/175 stack instead so I can set my extended and static loads separately?

Static load only matters on a restart. If you want, throw a bump stop on there and shim to hold the car up.

[shadowj38]

Thank you for the advice!

[Punisher88]

I've been told to start at around 200 or so to start the night and back the droop load down as night goes and track gets slick. I generally run Saturday nights at senoia in limited with a 525. What is everyone else's usual adjustment. Will welcome p.m. if need be. Thanks!

[shadowj38]

My shock builder told me to basically stick with 300 on my LR and to tune the car with the RR load.

[matt_s86]

So on a Rocket setup sheet I've seen they say 150 LR droop load to free up, 250 to tighten up... but I've taken out LR load to gain sidebite and it made better grip all around in the slick. So why the conflicting info? Is Rocket saying this just to affect drive on exit or what?