FAQ: Stock Car

Q. How do I increase low speed rebound?

A. Reduce bleed in your piston and or shaft, increase preload on a digressive piston, and increase the thickness of your 1.350” and 1.200” rebound shims.

Q. How do I keep my shock from cavitating?

A. Increase your nitrogen pressure, soften your compression stack, increase your compression bleed, and increase your base valve stack.

Q. How should I properly bleed my base valve shock?

A. First, make sure the floating piston is all the way down inside the body cap. Fill the body cap to the bottom of the threads with oil. Thread the body onto the body cap and tighten. Fill body ½ way with oil and slowly pressurize the body cap (be sure to put your hand over body while pressurizing). Last, bleed your shaft assembly.

Q. What do I do if I am tight in the center of a corner?

A. Increasing the front rebound will help slow weight transfer and give you more grip.

Q. What do I do if I am tight entering the corner?

A. Decreasing right front compression will help the car roll more on entry.

Q. What can I do if I am tight exiting the corner?

A. Increasing your low speed compression will help slow weight transfer and take away some rear grip. The right rear compression usually has the most effect.