How to run dampers for drag?

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Hugh--Jayness
I heard that dampers are one of the key things to being fast off of the line, and maintaining inertia when shifting. However what settings are best for the dampers to launch hard in RWD, and AWD cars? My friends and I have been testing to find answers.

Here are some possible ways:

Ext: Low #/ Med. #
Comp: Low #/ Med-High #

I.e 2/6
2/8

We found this other way that worked well also:

Ext: High #/Low #
Comp: Low #/High #


You guys can leave feedback on how you run dampers, and why you do as this is one of the most unknown things in GT5 drag.
 
I'm new to drag tuning but this is the general settings I use.

ext soft/hard
comp hard/soft
for instance (e)2/10, (c)8/3

Don't know if this is the best method or not but I think it creates the effect I am going for with the transfer of weight on launch. If this is wrong please correct me as any advice would be appreciated.
 
It really depends on your ratio's, if your running a short final gear and short first You wanna make the rear soft for (dip) and if your running a very long final and long first You generally want hard on the back.
 
CarCzar
We found this other way that worked well also:

Ext: High #/Low #
Comp: Low #/High #
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High rear compression? With many cars, it makes you noticeable slower if you set rear compression too high.
 
for rwd you want to transfer weight to the rear quickly.

that means low extension in the front, low compression in the rear.

to drag race fwd (giggles) you want to fight the cars natural tendency to shift weight rearwards. that means high front extension, high rear compression.
 
Why bump a 1 year old thread?

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play with it on ssrx until it works (75% of the time they do nothing)
 
^ 75% of the time?

I've personally ran max/max, min/min, max/min and min/max with 0 effect... maybe they were all just fluke runs? Tested on a GTR in 1/4 anyway, that is.
 
KraigA
^ 75% of the time?

I've personally ran max/max, min/min, max/min and min/max with 0 effect... maybe they were all just fluke runs? Tested on a GTR in 1/4 anyway, that is.
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Yeah they have 0 effect on GTR's

actually i'm pretty sure they have 0 effect on cars with max spring rates, which your GTR should have

but yeah, tune up a few cars, they do make a difference on a few
 
seanneedscar
Yeah they have 0 effect on GTR's

actually i'm pretty sure they have 0 effect on cars with max spring rates, which your GTR should have

but yeah, tune up a few cars, they do make a difference on a few
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If they do make any difference (which they do), it's hardly enough to be noticable apart from leaderboard times.
 
seanneedscar
True, the most ive seen is .008

but honestly, it takes 2 minutes to get them right, so why not do it?

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Yeah, and online, that .008 isn't going to matter. And yeah, if it shaves more time off, I'm all for it.
 
Like Slash say's ,dampers have little to no effect for drag racing,it's all about ride height,spring rate,toe and camber.
 
deltadave59
Like Slash say's ,dampers have little to no effect for drag racing,it's all about ride height,spring rate,toe and camber.
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Do 3k / top speed tuning then tell me they make no difference. On 1/4 they make a very very small difference.
 
Dom00000
What effect do they have on 3k?/top speed?
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In top speed runs they can get you about 2mph more which is a lot of pull. In 3k the right setting can get you a car length maybe a bit more in my experience
 
amg63
In top speed runs they can get you about 2mph more which is a lot of pull. In 3k the right setting can get you a car length maybe a bit more in my experience
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Whats the settings to get higher top speeds? Lower or higher damper numbers?
 
Dom00000
Ok so lets say an mr car with 0 aero what should the settings be?
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From my experience 10/1 1/10 back before 2.08 most MR cars seemed to prefer aero, my mclaren f1 found another 2 or 3 mph with aero tune.

2.08 has stuffed up a lot of 3k dynamics though
 

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