Searching the web I have come across some very interesting data shared years ago by Sandro Munari with John Lahm of Road and Track magazine (US)
Munari said he prefers the following setting:
(rear to front brake force). ( As corrected by TR-Spider it obviously is the reverse front-to-rear !!!!)
tarmac :60/40
gravel : 50/50
mud : 40/60
snow : 30/70
shock (spring?) setting :
Tarmac: 80 lb/in compression and 240 lb/in rebound
Gravel : 100 lb/in compression and 150-180 lb/in rebound
if my calculation is correct this translates into
tarmac : 5,6 KG/cm sq. on compression 16,9 kG/cm sq. on rebound
gravel : 7,0 KG/cm sq. on compression and from 10,5 KG/cm sq. to 12,6 KG/cm sq. on rebound
Very interesting and rare data indeed.
Miro
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Re: 131 ABARTH corsa brakes and suspension setting (corected)
Hi Miro
are you sure this is rear-to-front ratio and not vice versa?
Just from thinking about it:
the more slippery the surface gets, the less braking power you can apply and the more you want the car to get loose in the rear.
With a loose rear you can slow the car and negotiate a bend sideways, with locking fronts you just understeer straight on.
So instead of using the handbrake to unsettle the rear, you just dial it in from the beginning?
I have however no experience with a adjustable brake setup in varying conditions.
Thomas
are you sure this is rear-to-front ratio and not vice versa?
Just from thinking about it:
the more slippery the surface gets, the less braking power you can apply and the more you want the car to get loose in the rear.
With a loose rear you can slow the car and negotiate a bend sideways, with locking fronts you just understeer straight on.
So instead of using the handbrake to unsettle the rear, you just dial it in from the beginning?
I have however no experience with a adjustable brake setup in varying conditions.
Thomas
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Re: 131 ABARTH corsa brakes and suspension setting (corected)
TR-Spider ,
You are absolutely correct these are front-to-rear, obviously !
My mistake ( I wrote something different than I thought )!
Miro
You are absolutely correct these are front-to-rear, obviously !
My mistake ( I wrote something different than I thought )!
Miro
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