How To Adjust Your Shocks Like a Pro and Go Faster | PART 1 - Single-Way Adjustable Dampers!
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- Опубліковано 2 бер 2023
- In this first part of a new series we're doing on tuning the suspension on your car, we'll show you how to set up basic single-way adjustable shocks!
Check out our written version of this video if you want more detail: motoiq.com/how-to-adjust-your...
Also check out our Ultimate Guide to Suspension and Handling Series:
Part 1 - Wheels & Tires: motoiq.com/the-ultimate-guide...
Part 2 - Controlling Body Motion: motoiq.com/the-ultimate-guide...
Part 3 - Balance the Chassis: motoiq.com/the-ultimate-guide...
Part 4 - Reduce Weight Transfer: motoiq.com/the-ultimate-guide...
Part 5 - The Unforgiveable Sin - Overlowering Your Car: motoiq.com/the-ultimate-handl...
Part 6 - Adding Negative Camber: motoiq.com/the-ultimate-guide...
Part 7 - Tuning Your Toe: motoiq.com/the-ultimate-guide...
Part 8 - Understanding Your Caster, Kingpin Inclination & Scrub: motoiq.com/the-ultimate-handl...
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Don't apologize for your delivery. I guess some guys think it's dry, but sage wisdom is rarely flamboyant. Love this content and it is absolutely presented well. Most of UA-cam is shouting and flashing lights, but this makes me feel like when I was an apprentice machinist. A great depth of knowledge is being handed down in a caring way that helps me grow without the decades of frustration and pain that come with learning the hard way.
This guy is way more interesting that youtubers out their talking about the color and finish of their coilovers. I agree with you Alex, its hard to find solid documentation or videos on this stuff.
i second this
+1
Delivery was on point. It’s like Jeff is talking to a younger buddy. It feels just right. Also the tempo helps to comprehend !
I third this
👏👏👏
19:30 rebound
19:48 low speed damping
20:28 mid speed damping
21:40 high speed damping
26:39 single adjustable shocks settings
26:56 more front rebound
27:56 to much front rebound
29:37 to little front rebound
31:31 more rear rebound
34:37 to much rear rebound
36:30 to little rear rebound
Thank you. So basically the video starts at 19:30...
Because leading up to this I'm about 13 minutes in and he's repeated to not lower your car too much and to get an alignment after swapping major suspension components... Lol
@@TravisFabel something tells me u dont get an alignment after lowering your car
@@TravisFabel it’s all great information that a lot of people who shouldn’t be in the car scene should learn
doing gods work 🙏🏼
Thank you 😊😎👍
Mike your delivery is direct, easy to understand, and has ALWAYS been to the point!
No high pitched UA-cam intros, no rapid fire cuts and music, just simple easy education 💯
I hate those intros that are like 10 seconds long, I don’t care about that sh%t! Make it short and get to the vid!
and best of all, none of that insect music the youtube kids put on car videos.
Awesome video Mike!!
Thank you!
Love these videos and your delivery is on point. I prefer these WAY over content that is obnoxiously loud or overdone; they usually feel disingenuous and often leave out important info.
Content like this is content I’m happy to subscribe to. The only thing I wish was different was that I was closer to your shop 😂
I feel like Mike just gave us the inner secrets of suspension. Everything he tells us feels like gold.
I have ADHD and was able to watch the entire video and learned so much. I think that whatever you teach I would learn. Thank you for your time.
I have been playing around with my BC coilovers with a 370z nismo. I had a lot of rear sag and was rubbing really bad. The back sags and about 1.75 inches with regular acceleration and felt unstable at high speeds. Added 4mm of preload and the car feels better, not 100 but I'll keep playing around with it.
The last part gave me confidence to keep adjusting and tweaking things until it's what I want.
Thanks again
All car enthusiasts and tuners should watch this video and know their suspension better. Thanks for this video
The timing of this couldn't be better. This was perfect. Thank you, Jeff.
Jeff!?
Lmao word like wtf
This delivery was dope 🙌
The most comprehensive suspension lesson on YT
Such valuable information, thank you. The biggest issue I have found when tuning anything is cognitive bias. It's good to have someone else do the adjustments so you don't really know what they did and just drive it to feel the difference. If you are expecting something then you can trick yourself into believing there is a difference. I chased my tail with that issue a lot until I learnt how to "not expect".
my feeling is that when you are learning, you do the adjustments yourself and get a feel for things. The best suspension engineers are the guys who learned setting up their own cars. These guys are better than formula SAE data nerd types. If you understand the feel and know how to reduce data, thats the best of both worlds.
@@motoiq one of many reasons engineers should be required to be a mechanic first. hands on is always the best way to learn
@@bradhaines3142 and also be able to ride with pilote (if it possible in two seater)
This guy could give me advice on ANYTHING and I’d listen for 42 minutes
My favorite thing to listen to is you talking about shock and suspension geometry.
How is he sharing this much knowledge for free. Wow!!!!!!
This video is absolutely INCREDIBLE
I have watched this so many times and my car is feeling way better 2 weekends in a row now still dialing it in
Amazing info, I needed a good refresher on this all and this was it. AAA job
Wasn't choppy at all, you speak timely and clear. Thanks for the info
Fantastic video Mike. Should be mandatory viewing for coilover buyers! I will certainly be recommending it to many people.
Clearing up some of that butt puckering is definitely key. Thanks for another banger upload!
Anything and everything Mike says, I will trust 1000%
Please don't apologize, this is a perfect delivery of wise and detailed suspension knowledge! Couldn't ask for anything better. This is an excellent baseline to start getting deeper into each intricate aspects of tuning suspension settings!
Don't ever apologize Mike ... We need more from you same delivery.... If you can use a RC car with adjustable suspension we can see the effects more and you can quickly display what happens.
This was a great video, I wish this info was available back when I first got into the scene
Looking into the background, all I see are classic cars. What a sight!
MORE. OF. THIS. Thank you for taking the time out to bless us with this info.
Im glad you made this series as I'm used to people just bottoming out their coilovers and calling it a day
Years ago I met Lee Grimes who at the time worked for Koni. I asked him how to adjust my single adjustable dampers and he told me to go to a parking lot, drive over some speed bumps at a slow-ish speed and adjust the dampers until the car bounced once, then settled...then don't touch them. I followed his advice and the car rode and handled very well, was very balanced and not jarring on the street at all. I even had other people drive the car on track and was told "don't touch it". That made me feel good.
Lee knows his stuff.
Don't stop making these Mike. theyre awesome.
This was excellent. I always found that starting out at full soft (and most often staying closer to it) on the shocks was the way to go both in terms of ride quality and actual performance. Almost everybody around would think they need to have the car excessively low and insanely high springrates with the shocks set all the way to "hardest" to get the best performance, and all it would lead to is they had trouble with even regular everyday driving at regular speeds cuz they can't even get over speedbumps without going over em with their cars near parallel to them. They also had trouble hopping on to ramps to the freeway without screwing up the flow of traffic and at the end of the day, when they wanted to go racing, their rides would drive absolutely horribly and it was so obvious that they were doing it wrong that I had no idea how everybody didn't just wake up and notice these common sense issues.
This guy is one of my favorite "presenters".
To the point, great attitude, and an incredible amount of knowledge, what more could you want on these topics?!
As someone who is about to get coilovers for the first time, this video is a godsend!
Love this guy
Uncle Mike is a legendary teacher. 🤙🖤
I love this suspension set up talk and I wouldn't mind at all if this became a series that got in depth and technical. With Mike's knowledge and presentation it would be excellent.
You are an automotive gem brother!
Honestly one of the best tutorials , have a 94 Cobra , trying to balance what I call being one with the car , like a muscle memory no think simply do,,,,,,,,,, I’m learning so much from you I truly appreciate your delivery and your expertise. I’m 64 so thanks to you the one with this car will become my reality. Truly thank you 😎
Thanks for this video Mike!! Keep it up!! Love how informative this is, almost feels like a cheat code
for me as a theoretical one, you summarized vehicle dynamics in a very applied way. thanks a lot
Love all the wisdom...makes me feel if the car drive decent stock like my 440i then leave it alone :) dont mess with it
This video is an invaluable knowledge resource for all tomorrow’s hoons, boy racers, and tinkerers. Thanks!
Mike, you're a legend. ❤
You are amazing Mike. Thanks for such valuable information
I wasn’t even searching for this but I love learning and relearning about car tech. There’s always something to learn so I really appreciate this long form video. Especially from someone so knowledgeable. Thank you!
The comment you made after 00:58 made me stop the video to give a thumbs up! I can't wait to watch the rest of this video.
Man I wish UA-cam existed and I had this video the first time I fitted aftermarket suspension to one of my cars
Knowledgeable and so easy to listen to. Like smoke a fatty and make a video chill attitude. I’m relaxed after your video.
👑 YOU’RE A LEGEND MR.KOJIMA! Thanks for taking the time going in depth in coil-overs! 👑
Babe wake up, MotoIQ just uploaded another How To video
Loooooollll
Your day has been blessed by the master
I could listen to you for hours man the knowledge you spill is priceless❤
Bloody fantastic ,about time somebody has put it in layman's terms that we can all understand thank you very much.
Love your vids man! Knowledge isn’t supposed to be free, so thank you!
Goodness me, this was incredibly informative. I thought I understood suspensions 🙈
This is solid information
I love the, "if some is good, more is better, and If I have more than anyone else Im the best" lol thats good made me laugh
Buttpuckering!! 😂 Love your content!! DO NOT change a thing… your delivery is fantastic!!
I’m looking forward to this series!
That was crazy informative!
Great video!
Great info. Thanks!
Great video! Thanks for sharing
As someone who will be dialing in a brand new set of Fortune 510's this season, the timing for this video could not be more convenient!
Excellent, great video
What an amazing content! Thank you!
God bless you this was so clear and precise.
excellent video!! 🙌🙌🙌 Thanks!!
This was great, thank you!
Thanks Mike...great stuff
Always great info and knowledge in these videos. 👌🏼
Great video 🙏🏽 thank you for your time and knowledge
Great video and info, Mike!
Fantastic video
This was so informative.
Very helpful...thanks guys
Amazing contents. Thanks
These videos are amazing. Thank you.
Exactly what I need now. Thanks!
Master class. Thank you!
Absolute goldmine ! 👍🏻👍🏻
This is one of best video I've seen on explaining how to dial in rebound adjustments!
Excellent advice and info! Thank you.
Great job! Thanks
great delivery, thankyou for sharing
Just pure knowledge, thank you for this video
Good info, thanks Mike 🍻
This was a good refresher, not too long ago I got tasked with setting up preload and tuning the suspension on a restored type 2 e type roadster.
They were complaining about a loose and bouncy feel”.
The coilovers were just put on and not adjusted at all.
Amazing wealth of knowledge!
Absolutely excellent content, as always. Thanks for your time.
This video is amazing.
thankyou for bestowing us with your knowledge!
We need more info like this
Fantastic delivery mate!
That's all really, really good advice. Great video.
Thanks Mike! Needed this
Thank you for this comprehensive video Mike. 😊
Banger video Mike!
As always, well thought out and presented reference material!
Always appreciate your wisdom and patience to explain everything in detail Mike!
Amazing video! Thanks for your wisdom an sharing 🔥🔥🔥
Fantastic video, Mike!
I agree, there were not previously any decent shock adjustment videos out there. Lookin forward to the rest of the series!
Thanks for doing this