Re: Springs

[John Hamill <jhamill@incert.com>]

This might help explain why my Boge Turbogas shocks crapped out after 8-9
months. They couldn't handle Sofsports.

"Billy T." wrote:

> The reason this is bad is as follows:
>
> The stock shock only has so much damping, not stiff at all.  When you
> use a higher performance spring the rebound of the stock unit is really
> put to the test, and it fails.  Ya see, the stiffer spring takes more
> energy to compress, also, it releases the energy alot faster than a
> stock spring.  The stock shock can not control this increased energy,
> and lets the car to bounce.  What happens is that when you are carvin'
> that canyon road, and think you are are top of the world in your fine
> handling automobile, you come across a hump, or a wave in the surface of
> the road.  This wave causes your car to bounce, and due to the lack of
> rebound damping of your shock, you bounce right off the road.
>
>
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