How a Steering Damper Works | Offroad Engineered

Steering dampers can be a lifesaver if you’re into rallies, XCs or sand racing, but not many people understand how they work or even how to adjust them.
In this video we'll have a deep dive on the OG of steering dampers in the offroad industry - the Scotts Performance Steering Stabiliser.
0:00 Intro
0:40 Scotts Performance
1:10 Why steering head shake happens
1:45 Anatomy of a Steering Damper
2:56 How it works
4:53 Adjusting all 3 circuits
7:40 Announcement! & End
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[@timothyer2447]

Awesome animations! I initially thought the adjustment mechanism for the sweep adjustment was similar to the base or high speed valves, where I could adjust between settings (say if I wanted 70 or 80 degrees). I see now this isn't the case, given the discrete number of holes. Much appreciated!

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

Speed wobble is my worst nightmare that occured a couple of time. 😅 It's hell

[@xxshiftlockxx]

Really love the animations you created. This finally made it fully understandable how this unit works. Very good!

[@StepstoPodium]

Thank you so much man, I really appreciate it 🙂🙌

[@jhojanlopez9239]

Yo tengo uno de esos usando lo en mi moto y en una de las indicaciones q diste yo la uso asi y me ha ido muy bien con el 👌👌

[@HannyDart]

very interesting! super easy to understand graphics! Still waiting for a lightweight steering damper for mountainbikes to prevent jack-knifing :)

[@StepstoPodium]

Thank you very much! 😄 Well, I'm sure it's just a matter of time until someone figures that out 😆

[@boomguy3708]

Canyon has the K.I.S. damper on their Spectral.

[@sberga5058]

Really nice and clear animation! Now I really understand how it's work. Thanks!!!

[@StepstoPodium]

You just made all the hours behind the video worth it! 🙌🙏 Thank you 🙂

[@emilianoalvarez8243]

Siempre excelentes tus videos!

[@StepstoPodium]

Muchissimas gracias Emiliano! 😄🙌

[@Paulo-pi8sn]

Os teus videos sao muito bons. Parabens!

[@StepstoPodium]

Muito obrigado Paulo! 🙌😄

[@jorgevillaelx7723]

Gracias

[@StepstoPodium]

A ti!

[@Reiwadatschi]

So the base valve ist "closed" (more damping) good for sand (fast sand) or fast onroad and open (less damping) better for rocks and technical parts ? And the high speed valve is more like a emergency safety when hitting something big ?

[@StepstoPodium]

Exaaaaactlyy! 😄👌

[@littlereptilian7580]

Nice animation but i think you need to mirror it because its the wrong way ? If i am not wrong.

[@robh3267]

I ran a Scotts for a few years and figured out that unless you are racing flat out high speed desert stuff they provide no real advantage and in some cases can even hinder performance, I raced enduro's for years and mainly ride mountain trail type terrain and for that a stabilizer is an absolute waste of money, that's why you don't see any top hard enduro riders using them, take that high cost of a stabilizer setup and put it into your suspension, you'll get way more bang for your buck.

[@greatestevar]

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