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      05-12-2024, 11:41 PM   #1
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Factory dampening settings

Regarding stock suspension settings… would sport be more effective at cornering on the streets than sport plus due to slight road imperfections?

What about at a place like thunderhill or leguna seca?

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Regarding stock suspension settings… would sport be more effective at cornering on the streets than sport plus due to slight road imperfections?

What about at a place like thunderhill or leguna seca?

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It really boils down to personal preference. Some people prefer to DD in Soort+ or Sport or Comfort. The higher the setting the quicker unsprung mass (wheel-brake-suspension arms assemblies moving relative to the chassis) are damped more quickly and sprung mass (chassis moving relative to the road) pitch, roll and heave motions are more quickly damped (transitions are stopped more quickly; e.g., the roll as you enter a corner is stopped faster in Sport+).

Sport+ is ideal to a smooth track and sport for a majority of tracks with bumpy brake zones, large bumps mid corner, etc. and comfort for really bad condition tracks. However, you can experiment to see what works best, too.

I haven’t been to either tracks but the recently replaced Leguna Seca might be a Sport+ track right now.
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