That is what an adjustable shocks/struts are designed for...the best of both worlds. I like taking a corner hard and drag racing. Now I can do both without sacrificing one over another.
That is what an adjustable shocks/struts are designed for...the best of both worlds. I like taking a corner hard and drag racing. Now I can do both without sacrificing one over another.
That may or may not be entirely true. Just because you have an adjustable shock/strut doesn't mean you will do both equally well.
For instance:
1. You may have an LCA that's more designed for drag racing with poly/solid bushings, and you won't handle well in turns.
Or,
2: You may have an LCA that's more designed for cornering with spherical busings, but that won't make you do well in 1/4 mile racing.
Throwing an adjustable shock/strut together with #1 won't guarantee good cornering, or with #2 above to get good 60' or 1/4 mile times.
What I'm basically saying is with the SS's, you won't get really good weight transfer regardless of an adjustable or non adjustable shock/strut. The spring rate is too stiff.
Then you have to consider what LCA's you have too. That's another story in itself.
Note, there are different types of lower control arms for both drag racing, and road racing.
Note the different designs, which serve different purposes. Same goes with lowering springs. Too stiff springs may make you handle better around a corner, but will render weight distribution when launching, thus making it worse for drag racing.
What san~man was saying is that if you have a LCA for drag racing, and you tune your shocks/struts for an autocross event, it won't handle that great because of the LCAs that were designed to help straight line acceleration. And Vice versa for roadracing LCAs.