Been thinking about the next tweak to improve handling, already have fresh Bilsteins but my E24 has better handling with its really old Dinan setup.
I thought I needed fresh coils, yet when I asked the experts I hear coils do not age. Is that true? Back to basics, a spring produces a force proportional to the displacement from its rest position (within a range). Are we saying the constant k between distance and force does not change over time and use?
What is the equation for the shock? Is it just a force proportional to the derivative of the distance? Or does it have a distance component just like the spring? If so what is the ratio between the k of the spring vs. the k of the shock?
Finally, I am tempted to try just sway bars, as they produce their own force in parallel with the spring but I can increase that force without changing the geometry (unlike lowering springs). Do sway bars age? Is my stock sway bar wimpy? Who sells stronger sway bars than stock that bolt right in? Has anybody upgraded just sway bars and is happy with the result?
So many questions.
I thought I needed fresh coils, yet when I asked the experts I hear coils do not age. Is that true? Back to basics, a spring produces a force proportional to the displacement from its rest position (within a range). Are we saying the constant k between distance and force does not change over time and use?
What is the equation for the shock? Is it just a force proportional to the derivative of the distance? Or does it have a distance component just like the spring? If so what is the ratio between the k of the spring vs. the k of the shock?
Finally, I am tempted to try just sway bars, as they produce their own force in parallel with the spring but I can increase that force without changing the geometry (unlike lowering springs). Do sway bars age? Is my stock sway bar wimpy? Who sells stronger sway bars than stock that bolt right in? Has anybody upgraded just sway bars and is happy with the result?
So many questions.