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That's correct, I have the 770 build for the slayer. I guess I'm struggling the basics. I understand setting up the sag but tweaking the rebound and compression seems like some voodoo magic.
1. Spring. Your spring rate controls ride height and bottoming and should be set with your compression set soft and your rebound set fast. While sag is a great starting reference, the overall ride quality should ultimately determine your final air pressure/volume/coil spring rate.
2. Compression. Compression damping controls the suspensions characteristic when it comes to things like brake dive, cornering performance, and pedal induced movements.
3. Rebound. How much rebound control is necessary is determined by how much your fork or shock is compressing so it should be set last. Rebound damping also has the largest effect on rider comfort at the handlebar or feet, so having your spring rate and compression optimized first will allow you to achieve the largest level of comfort and control from your rebound setting.
Following this order should keep you on track and reduce the chances of misdiagnosing your setup.
The shortcut is to outfit your bike with a custom tailored and setup ELEVENSIX with a matching ACS3 kit for the front fork!
I have recently installed the 11-6 to my 2017 (w/2018 flip chip) Sworks Enduro 29 and couldnt be happier with the new coil. In fact, the planted ‘feel’ of the rear end and the confidence it inspires on the trail is impressive!
With respect to the 180mm ACS3 Fork Coil Conversion Kit for 2016-2018 Rock Shox Lyrik RC/RCT3, is this a new model in the pipeline?
I have a '18 Enduro Pro 29 that I would love to put an ELEVENSIX on.
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just for curiosity sake and for comparison between bikes and the applications I work with, what kind of speeds are you guys seeing in your data acquisition?
whats the max peak force(ballpark) in an elevensix? again for my own selfish curiosity, for example we have a few vehicle(offload) that see rebound forces as high as 2400LBS at 70IPS
thanks for your time
Keep us posted!
You'll see 180 IPS on compression, but 40 IPS on rebound is quite high. A lot of it really comes down to event frequency. You might see those numbers as peak events, but seeing a velocity once or twice over a series of 3,000 events doesn't really merit chasing it down if you know what I mean.
The max force depends on application, but you'll figure about 180lbs of force on bump, and 600lbs on rebound. What kind of vehicle do you have that is seeing enough corner weight to need 2400lbs of rebound damping force at 70 IPS? Those are also some big numbers!
this particular tune came from a Ram 1500 truck, with a really heavy density closed cell foam bumper in the rear which as I'm sure you know has the tendency to unload quite rapidly. this peak force was done in the form of a secondary stack, call it a "heavy catch" if you will, to keep the vehicle from bucking like a mule. this is one of those events that happens once or twice maybe in a day of testing, but we found that when you really get into the heavy bump without a large amount of rebound force it can get really scary.
its really interesting to me to see the similarities between a bike and a heavy truck or jeep. 70IPS on rebound is the highest we have seen, generally more towards 50-60IPS. not that far off from what you have seen, yet the difference in spring rate and unsprung weight is huge between your application and mine.
Thanks
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