shock oil
12-29-2005, 07:08 PM
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RE: shock oil
The thicker the oil the more damping (less bounce) you will have, at the expense of slightly slower action.
Shock oil dictates how fast your shock shafts move in and out of the shock body, which is referred to as the ā€¯compression strokeā€¯ and ā€¯rebound stroke.ā€¯
Lighter viscosity oil in the shocks will allow the suspension to react more quickly to bumps on the track surface. This will also cause more chassis roll in the corners, a lot like the way softer springs do. Weather conditions also have an effect on the damping effects of the suspension. Warm weather typically causes the shocks to move quicker. If the temperature outside is considerably hotter than the last time you ran, you may need to run thicker oil in the shocks to get them to work the way they did before.
Shock oil dictates how fast your shock shafts move in and out of the shock body, which is referred to as the ā€¯compression strokeā€¯ and ā€¯rebound stroke.ā€¯
Lighter viscosity oil in the shocks will allow the suspension to react more quickly to bumps on the track surface. This will also cause more chassis roll in the corners, a lot like the way softer springs do. Weather conditions also have an effect on the damping effects of the suspension. Warm weather typically causes the shocks to move quicker. If the temperature outside is considerably hotter than the last time you ran, you may need to run thicker oil in the shocks to get them to work the way they did before.
