[saruti]

lighter \ thicker WT oil in a shock.
will it impact only the low speed rebound and compression? or will it also impact the high speed?


thanks

 

[jonKranked]

IIRC yes it affects high speed. fluid "weight" is really a measure of viscosity, which affects how it flows through the ports, regardless of which part of the suspension circuit is active

 

[kickstand]

boingy parts should boingy, non boingy parts should not boingy

 

[saruti]

My logic says that oil passes through the slots will go more smoothly
But oil that needs to break through Shims, will still need to use force. so maybe it dosent matter for high speed?

 

[kickstand]

fluid dynamics.

You could also start here with viscosity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscosity

My head says heavier weight (higher viscosity) fluid will always have more resistance and flow slower. Both low and high speed. How much will you notice is debateable....

 

[jonKranked]

My logic says that oil passes through the slots will go more smoothly
But oil that needs to break through Shims, will still need to use force. so maybe it dosent matter for high speed?

no, it will still affect high speed, maybe not as noticeably as non-shimmed ports.

 

[saruti]

thanks guys
I'll try different oil WT and see.