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<blockquote data-quote="patooyee" data-source="post: 618738" data-attributes="member: 483"><p>I read a good explanation of AS% on Pirate recently by a very reputable source. I think it was BIgger Valves or someone.</p><p></p><p>The forces that reach the tires are equal no matter what. It is merely a matter of how they get there and how you control them.</p><p></p><p>AS (and most other suspension geometry numbers) are an expression of the fast, uncontrollable way to get the force to the tires. IE, it happens instantly and basically can not be controlled. The percentages are an expression of how much of the total forces bypass the shocks and go straight to the tires via the links. You may or may not want some of that built into your suspension. But recognize that, once it's there, only modification of suspension design can change it.</p><p></p><p>What doesn't go through the links goes through the shocks and therefore happens much slower and has a means of being controlled via tuning. If you want a suspension that is more predictable and responsive to tuning, you want a neutral suspension, or as close to it as possible.</p><p></p><p>Many of the go fast rigs these days are designing as close as possible to 0% as they can. (0 in the calculator is neutral.) One I am working on now is 12% in the rear. My rigs in the past have been, in this order (going by rough memory) 200%, 110%, 80%, 65%. Each rig has had successively better ride quality and performance. Not just because of AS. But AS has been a component in the improvements IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="patooyee, post: 618738, member: 483"] I read a good explanation of AS% on Pirate recently by a very reputable source. I think it was BIgger Valves or someone. The forces that reach the tires are equal no matter what. It is merely a matter of how they get there and how you control them. AS (and most other suspension geometry numbers) are an expression of the fast, uncontrollable way to get the force to the tires. IE, it happens instantly and basically can not be controlled. The percentages are an expression of how much of the total forces bypass the shocks and go straight to the tires via the links. You may or may not want some of that built into your suspension. But recognize that, once it's there, only modification of suspension design can change it. What doesn't go through the links goes through the shocks and therefore happens much slower and has a means of being controlled via tuning. If you want a suspension that is more predictable and responsive to tuning, you want a neutral suspension, or as close to it as possible. Many of the go fast rigs these days are designing as close as possible to 0% as they can. (0 in the calculator is neutral.) One I am working on now is 12% in the rear. My rigs in the past have been, in this order (going by rough memory) 200%, 110%, 80%, 65%. Each rig has had successively better ride quality and performance. Not just because of AS. But AS has been a component in the improvements IMO. [/QUOTE]
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