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Damper Adjustment

18K views 16 replies 9 participants last post by  sersiny  
For sure, that is not the general rule. Setting a front damper to more "clicks" than a rear doesn't make it stiffer than the rear. Your front and rear dampers have different valving (unless you bought cheap parts) and thus you may need to run one stiff and the other soft so that they mate up to your springs properly. Don't even pay attention to the clicks, they don't matter whatsoever.
 
Oh, I never said how to tune them. I only said to ignore the clicks. Whoops.

I'd recommend finding what you think is most comfortable on the street (which means: compliant, but not bouncy, car settles after an oscillation) and using that at the track, too. If you find you don't have enough confidence at the track on these setting, increase the stiffness only a very small amount, perhaps starting with the front.

Increased front damping = transient (corner entry, exit) understeer
Increased rear damping = transient (corner entry, exit) oversteer

Going too stiff can make the car feel more responsive but can (and often does) introduce strange transient behaviors that make the car harder to control. Witness all the testimonies of rear tire lift at the apex, which I'm confident is caused by overly stiff dampers.