fourload
TY 4 Stroke Master
Iwas wondering what the rebound dampning is used for on my new apexgt. Ican understand the compression and what it does.What trail conditions would you need to change it. Would my new optional fatboy spring change the the way the shock reacts.
welterracer
TY 4 Stroke God
Compression is the adjuster that controls the speed at which the shock works... You want more compression for larger bumps/mougals and less compression for smother trails!
Rebound is the adjuster that controls the speed of the shock from compressed back to its original state! More rebound makes the shock move slower and less rebound makes it move faster! If you are on very rough trail you want less rebound, because if there is too much the tail end will kick up! If the trails are smoother... you want more rebound (this helps smooth out the trail)
I hope this helps... and makes sense to ya!
The spring should make a slight difference as far as adjusting the shock goes... Because the spring is stiffer you should require less dampening for comrpession and more rebound!
Rebound is the adjuster that controls the speed of the shock from compressed back to its original state! More rebound makes the shock move slower and less rebound makes it move faster! If you are on very rough trail you want less rebound, because if there is too much the tail end will kick up! If the trails are smoother... you want more rebound (this helps smooth out the trail)
I hope this helps... and makes sense to ya!
The spring should make a slight difference as far as adjusting the shock goes... Because the spring is stiffer you should require less dampening for comrpession and more rebound!
welterracer
TY 4 Stroke God
P.S. i dont consider myself an expert... so if i am wrong, please SOMEONE correct me! LOL
fourload
TY 4 Stroke Master
Thanks for your help.
Tork
TY 4 Stroke God
Good one Brian, very good!
A further example is if you had zero rebound dampening, the sled would kick after the bump compression. So just keep a feel out for that kick and try to tune that out. If you have too much rebound dampening the shock may not recover fast enough and you may hit the next bump still compressed and you may not have enough travel to absorb the bump.
A further example is if you had zero rebound dampening, the sled would kick after the bump compression. So just keep a feel out for that kick and try to tune that out. If you have too much rebound dampening the shock may not recover fast enough and you may hit the next bump still compressed and you may not have enough travel to absorb the bump.
