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Old 01-22-2012, 09:02 PM   #130 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks View Post
In my experience it is worse with softer springs as there is more compression and a longer time period during which the weight transfer is occurring. I can reproduce this somewhat if I run the dampers near full soft as I do sometimes in the wet. With the stiffer setup there is less dynamic weight transfer and the time period during which the transfer occurs is shorter which means you can get on the brakes harder and sooner.
This is how I would think of it also.

Stiffer springs up front along with stiffer damping would only allow slower resistance of weight transfer.
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