Instantaneous G Force
I've seen a number of topics lately asking about how things are constructed, and it made me wonder... In a trailer, it relies on it's springs to stop sudden jerks and dips, and in a fifth wheel, m...
Forum Discussion
silversand wrote:
I don't know if shocks can be tuned for both extremes (and I'm not talking about off-the-shelf consumer-grade adjustable Ranchos)? I find it hard to believe that a shock (any shock) can be tuned to work properly both on smooth paved road, and the next moment, on the Chaco Canyon tooth-cracking chop-chop. Are there any Baja Score 1000 mechanical engineers working with a team that can give us a 600 level university class on this subject, on this Forum?
I'm not a Baja 1000 engineer, but it seems like this would be do-able with the right valving, by-pass circuits, maybe some kind of 'momentary' (self-resetting) inertia switch, etc. I think the issue with suspension isn't that it CAN'T be done, it's that no one would want to PAY for it.
I have to imagine most road vehicles stick to the roads, most off-road vehicles are optimized for off-road performance. Having a "does-anything" suspension would be a very small, expensive, niche.
