how much does suspension affect MPG
I have adjustable suspension (koni yellows) I was wondering if I sacrifice comfort and place them at max setting will this help?
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While I seriously doubt you could see a measurable FE difference, I imagine that softer suspension helps FE -- when you hit a bump, instead of using enough energy (stolen from forward intertia) to push the whole car up, it just pushed the wheel up. OTOH, with harder suspension you may be able to corner faster, carrying more of your energy through a turn.
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I would say whichever has your vehicle sitting a bit lower will probably work better.
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I plan on lowering my car in the future about .75 of an inch all around (and 20% stiffer springs) to help with aero, handling, and of course looks :D
I say you get the biggest boost from both better handling and a lower stance. |
Just make sure you adjust the camber when adjusting the height otherwise you will lose mpg.
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and tire life
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The Koni Yellows don't change stroke, the adjustability changes the fluid pass rate. There will be zero ride change regardless of damper setting.
What I didn't know when I bought mine (for the Camel Too) was that they only adjust in re-bound or extension. There is no adjustment for compression rate. On top of that the extension rate can only be slowed or stiffened from the already sufficiently resistant damping of normal stroking force requirements. I'd have much preferred that they compression could be stiffer or more resistant than the extension. Whether that is by stiffening the compression or by softening the extension I didn't mind, but I can do neither with the so-called "adjustable" Koni Yellow. I'll not buy another set of too-expensive Yellow again. |
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