Re: Rear shock setting from slick to track with teeth?
These videos are very helpful and informative as both Tim and Chris are very knowledgeable and helpful guys in the business. On our end we get these questions a lot from our customers as well on how to help their cars on various track conditions - and this is the first place I start with them as well.
Please note that the cars that they discuss in their video series are all intended to build wheel speed at the hit, where we are all intending to dead hook (unless you're talking stick shift, where every driver has their own theory of how it should be done). It's a similar strategy - but we rely on front strut/shock adjustments also to help us hook where many of the fast cars use strut tightness to regulate drop out rates to ensure they don't disrupt the rear tire when the front is in the air about 50' out.
The adjustment methods they described are correct for a Penske shock. Note that all shock adjustment methods vary, and it can be extremely confusing for customers. Turning the knobs or sweeps can be opposite between Penske, Koni, AFCO and JRi - and it's all in how the shock is designed internally. I always recommend customers write on their shocks which direction is loose "--> L" after you look at the manual for that particular shock.
Mike Mans
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