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Hey guys. Need some hold with tuning the front shocks of my C7. I have a wing and splitter from 9Lives and make a good bit of downforce. No real issues with the stock Z07 suspension but there is one issue I am having that I hope can be remedied. Under hard braking at speeds above 140mph my front splitter and pucks make contact with the ground. When static the bottom of the splitter is 4.5" off the ground. I am wondering if it's possible to stiffen the front shocks even more during deceleration.
I don't know, but you are asking the shocks to do what you need springs to do.
Yes and no. When i simply switched to the DSC controller, there was a major improvement in the reduction of nose dive under braking. This is their standard setup so i wanted to see if it was possible to stiffen the shocks even more. I just barely hit and would prefer to do it this way if possible.
Yes and no. When i simply switched to the DSC controller, there was a major improvement in the reduction of nose dive under braking. This is their standard setup so i wanted to see if it was possible to stiffen the shocks even more. I just barely hit and would prefer to do it this way if possible.
You can adjust the compression and rebound in the software.
Yes but I don't understand what the values mean and how much I need to. Plus I need that to happen during braking in particular. I have never used the software other than to zero out the sensors.
Yes but I don't understand what the values mean and how much I need to. Plus I need that to happen during braking in particular. I have never used the software other than to zero out the sensors.
You should be able to go into the GForce tab and increase the G Comfort Parameters default rate from 1 to something like 10. That will stiffen the entire table by 10%. Then you'll need to go into each cell and proportionally change them so that you keep the rears and neutral values the same. So, using my 10% example you'd multiply those values by .90 and input them.
Obviously there's no easy button and it's trial and error so be sure you keep a copy of your baseline file so you can always return to where you started from.
Make sure you're editing Track mode (pick via the "Settings" tab) and make sure after making changes on the GForce tab you hit "Update"
You should be able to go into the GForce tab and increase the G Comfort Parameters default rate from 1 to something like 10. That will stiffen the entire table by 10%. Then you'll need to go into each cell and proportionally change them so that you keep the rears and neutral values the same. So, using my 10% example you'd multiply those values by .90 and input them.
Obviously there's no easy button and it's trial and error so be sure you keep a copy of your baseline file so you can always return to where you started from.
Make sure you're editing Track mode (pick via the "Settings" tab) and make sure after making changes on the GForce tab you hit "Update"
If you just want to stiffen the front under heavy braking, I would look at the brake table in the software, not that it works off brake pressure so you’ll need to get an idea of how hard you’re braking.
If it’s just braking from high speed, you could also try stiffening the front in the speed table. Assuming you only adjust for speeds higher than you would be cornering, it shouldn’t affect handling.
If you just want to stiffen the front under heavy braking, I would look at the brake table in the software, not that it works off brake pressure so you’ll need to get an idea of how hard you’re braking.
If it’s just braking from high speed, you could also try stiffening the front in the speed table. Assuming you only adjust for speeds higher than you would be cornering, it shouldn’t affect handling.
Reach out to DSC as well. The wrote me a custom table to help with ice mode issues I was having. They were very responsive
Interesting. What changes did they make? A couple years back at The Firm I tried to match your braking point on the back straight and ended up in the grass, lol.
Interesting. What changes did they make? A couple years back at The Firm I tried to match your braking point on the back straight and ended up in the grass, lol.
If you just want to stiffen the front under heavy braking, I would look at the brake table in the software, not that it works off brake pressure so you’ll need to get an idea of how hard you’re braking.
If it’s just braking from high speed, you could also try stiffening the front in the speed table. Assuming you only adjust for speeds higher than you would be cornering, it shouldn’t affect handling.
I was hoping you would chime in. Thank you for the help. Ill be back at WGI in July so hoping to come back with some info for others. The shock can only get so stiff and I'm wondering if it's at the limit already. Hopefully I can ramp up how fast it gets to 100% stiffness.
05-15-2024, 03:17 PM
C7 DSC shock tuning help
