thanks ak.101ss, it's a life long hobby thing, just adding stuff to it from time to time and basic upkeeping, not an M50 but an ancient M70.
guys, if Nanda don't answer you quick enough here, it would be best if you could send your questions directly to RCS. they'd be able to give you a detailed answer
Hi again, I'm sorry for not responding earlier. Like I said earlier, please drop me a line to discuss what you would like for your car.
Cheers again
Nanda
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I'm sorry, but aren't ALL suspensions sensitive to velocity???
Good question Midship, and yes, all dampers are 'velocity sensitive' ie damping force is proportionate to velocity ie piston rod speed.
With conventional dampers, the damping force is directly proportional to the velocity, ie the higher the velocity, the higher the damping force & if you plot a Force-Velocity graph, it is linear.
different applications saw this curve being manipulated to produce digressive or progressive curves.
'Velocity sensitive' is a label generically used to distinguish a certain type of commercially available damping force curve.( just like linear, progressive or digressive)
Another way to simplify this curve is to say that it has progressive, digressive and linear sections in the same curve.
What it is, is a mechanical system tuned to give you comfort and traction but firms up when you turn into a corner, allows the wheel to move up fast when you hit a bump or drop down when you hit a pot hole, take jumps at high speed, etc etc etc.
So by being able to tailor the force curve or isolate the various points in the curve, it becomes 'velocity sensitive' instead of having a fixed type of curve that is either linear, progressive or digressive.
Cheers
Nanda