Adjustable Shockers (in-car?)

[Roscobbc]

Given that 'we' can buy 2 way adjustable dampers for our cars - to allow us to spend time grovelling under the cars/removing suspension components to adjust a pair of tiny damper mounted dials and change compression/rebound settings in advance of road conditions we 'might' be next using the vehicle for.......so comfort - sports - poor surfaces - track - drag use.
Some upper end motorcycles have dampers with remote adjusters that are easy to access - more advanced later bikes may have electronic 'on the fly' damper adjustment controls on the handlebars.
Why hasn't any of the top-end damper manufacturers come up with dashboard controls for their two way adjustable car dampers?

 

[teamzr1]

There is another path to get fully adjustable shocks and not having to jack car up to make setting changes

I use Penske Race shocks which have multi adjustment functions
Either on the shocks or also these have pressue tanks as I show below that allow making changes where the tanks are mounted
Best as I use is Nitrogen as allows higher PSI, pressures injected into the tanks
Can tailor each shock by the amount of Nitrogen pressure and also has an 8 positions knob to adjust how each shock functions

These also were designed so they can be mounted upside-down so less unsprung weight



Each shocks canister is mounted as I did for my C5, so adjustments can simply be done up top and easy to reach

 

[Roscobbc]

That's a 'work-around' with possibilities Jon - thanks I'll look further into that!

 

[teamzr1]

Here is a Penske website just for shocks
also has a lot of techie content to read or download

Penske Racing Shocks - Premium Suspension Products

Penske Racing Shocks is the industry leader in providing high-quality racing shocks for Automotive Vehicles, Motorcycles, and Off Road Vehicles. Order today

www.penskeshocks.com

 

[Chuffer]

Remember the old adjustable friction dampers on vintage cars ? All you needed was to reach under the wing ( fender to TeamZR1 ) with a spanner . Easy peasy !!

 

[Roscobbc]

Even better on an old bike with girder front forks - friction damper adjustment knobs are just a little way forward and down from the handlebars - the brave could perhaps make any changes 'on the fly'......perhaps. In those days most bikes had rigid rear-ends.....only the odd hi-end bike like a Vincent had friction rear dampers.

 

[Roscobbc]

Here is a Penske website just for shocks
also has a lot of techie content to read or download

Penske Racing Shocks - Premium Suspension Products

Penske Racing Shocks is the industry leader in providing high-quality racing shocks for Automotive Vehicles, Motorcycles, and Off Road Vehicles. Order today

www.penskeshocks.com

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Over here we have GAZ and Tein who both seem to offer remotely operable damping options.

 

[Chuffer]

Even better on an old bike with girder front forks - friction damper adjustment knobs are just a little way forward and down from the handlebars - the brave could perhaps make any changes 'on the fly'......perhaps. In those days most bikes had rigid rear-ends.....only the odd hi-end bike like a Vincent had friction rear dampers.

One of my fellow apprentices had a Vincent Black Shadow back in the late 1960`s . It was one hell of a machine even though getting a bit long in the tooth by then . We used to go hooning up and down the A45 in Northampton on it during our lunch hour ! No crash helmets in those days either !