Ohlins DFV's - Review
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Daily, I run 225 / 255. Autocross, I run 255 square z2's.
I'll be running in another Autocross in a week or so, plus we are taking the car to six gap run as a part of our honeymoon this weekend. I'll have more input then as well.
I'll be running in another Autocross in a week or so, plus we are taking the car to six gap run as a part of our honeymoon this weekend. I'll have more input then as well.
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I've made a few changes and dialed the shocks back in. The past event I was 4th in pax in a group of 60, 9th in pax today with a group of 88. I've got great results from these shocks and I hope you guys do as well, they are still the best bang for the buck if you ask me.
I've made a few changes and dialed the shocks back in. The past event I was 4th in pax in a group of 60, 9th in pax today with a group of 88. I've got great results from these shocks and I hope you guys do as well, they are still the best bang for the buck if you ask me.
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With all the praise of the Ohlin's DFV, has there ever been even one set put in a dyno? I'd love to see Dyno plots. I think they are good shocks, but I can find dyno sheets of its competitors - where's the DFV dyno? Has not one seller of these shocks out one on a dyno???
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With all the praise of the Ohlin's DFV, has there ever been even one set put in a dyno? I'd love to see Dyno plots. I think they are good shocks, but I can find dyno sheets of its competitors - where's the DFV dyno? Has not one seller of these shocks out one on a dyno???
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Would be most helpful! Thx! I'm worried about running these on full stiff with 750/650 springs, as hysteresis often increases at stiffer settings. Furthermore, compression will go up with rebound, instead of down.
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I've learned that these don't work the best on full stiff, at least that's the case for me.
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That's because full stiff rebound has a decent amount of hysteresis (difference in force production during acceleration of shock vs deceleration) between the 0-2 second piston speed range.
I think if I ran these I would do 700/600 hypercoils and stay at least 3 clicks off full stiff if I could help it. They should be great using them like that. The one advantage of the single adjuster double adjustment would be "turning them up" for track/autocross and "turning them down" for street - without laying on your back and burning your hands, like I do with my KW's, lol.
I think if I ran these I would do 700/600 hypercoils and stay at least 3 clicks off full stiff if I could help it. They should be great using them like that. The one advantage of the single adjuster double adjustment would be "turning them up" for track/autocross and "turning them down" for street - without laying on your back and burning your hands, like I do with my KW's, lol.
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That's because full stiff rebound has a decent amount of hysteresis (difference in force production during acceleration of shock vs deceleration) between the 0-2 second piston speed range.
DFV Dyno Plot
I think if I ran these I would do 700/600 hypercoils and stay at least 3 clicks off full stiff if I could help it.
DFV Dyno Plot
I think if I ran these I would do 700/600 hypercoils and stay at least 3 clicks off full stiff if I could help it.