Shocks

[StanAE86]

Any rally guys around that know what the difference is in the dampening (or rebounding) on "rally" shocks? Are they softer than stock?

Thanks.

[ChrisAW11]

Eww... as far as I know (am not an expert but do know the basics), shocks, along with differential settings, are very much the parts that most of the fine-tuning goes into, so you can't make an exact statement saying "a rallyecar will go for around X damping force at Y speed".
However, damping rates are loosely proportional to spring rates (just as a means of orientation). So on a rallye car, you will have more dampening than on a stock car, and less than on a circuit racer.

[graywolf624]

I would assume your going to want alot more rebound and jounce with the shock but softer springs (matched in a manner prolly a little different then a street or track car). The stiffer the spring the less the car will follow the road.

[T-Bird]

I'm sure you could go to someone like Prodrive or Eibach and ask them nicely what they do and they might just tell you or you can email a magazine like Sport Sompact Car (since they have a couple Rally cars one is proffesionally raced by one of the editors) they might be able to answer your question a little more accurately.

[StanAE86]

Thanks for the leads and ideas...I'll see if SCC will respond to an inquiry since they did their "projects" recently. Thanks again.