[Supras] [SOGI-TECH] Tokico struts

[Jeff Mohler]

As a vette owner, the C5 or Z06 has no active suspension.  Simple
struts and a composite leaf spring common the each axle.

I cant answer for the C6/Z06.



On 8/22/06, Brian Walker <Brian.Walker at timmons.com> wrote:
> That's a good point Jim, but you know I really haven't noticed Tems
> switched back/forth to firm during a run. I agree it'd be a bad idea in
> the middle of a chicane for the suspension to suddenly change but I
> haven't noticed any negative effects (other than soft rebound like Geoff
> mentioned  and the linear rates) I feel my car is pretty predictable now
> and the folks that drove it last week were amazed at how predictable it
> was. Like I mentioned before, it may be that the design for a taller
> spring is keeping the strut in a more compressed range and I'm not
> 'seeing' the setting change as much.
>
> I was told that Vettes have had active diff. and traction controls for
> quite some time but they can't process quick enough for auto-x use so
> the people that use them do so on a track instead. I wonder if Tems
> isn't reacting fast enough, so I'm not really noticing the change?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Jobe [mailto:jjobe2 at supratech.org]
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 11:12 PM
> To: Jeff Mohler
> Cc: Lew Shaw; supras list; Brian Walker; sogi-tech at supracentral.com; Ed
> Di Cristofaro
> Subject: Re: [Supras] [SOGI-TECH] Tokico struts
>
>
> And the problem with TEMS is that it's REACTIVE.  Nothing like changing
> handling DURING a turn.
>
> On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 09:18:49AM -0700, Jeff Mohler wrote:
> > Thats the primary problem with tokiko, they adjust compression ONLY
> > with TEMS, not rebound.
> >
> > So it 'feels' good but performance wise, it's adjusting the wrong
> thing totally.
>
>