TL;DW - Part4. Conclusion. Understand the dampers function, know how to use them.

Too Long;Didn't Watch - Cut from my long live stream "A first desperate try to explain... dampers!"
Part 4. Conclusion.
To modify dampers settings, you need to understand what their main function is. In this video we try to explain three main functions of the dampers and what they control in car handling.
You can find a full installation procedures of MoTeC telemetry for Assetto Corsa Competizione, as well as walkthrough to the dedicated template we created with the help of a real race engineer, in our official ACC forums.
www.assettocorsa.net/forum/in...

[@TheKroesar]

As an experienced engineer (not on cars though) and novice simracer, I've enjoyed this series on many levels. Thank you Aris for your hard work and detailed, yet easily understandable, explanations. I mainly learned two things: 1. I miss "real" engineering more than I would like to admit (I do mostly project management these days). 2. I'm far too inconsistent in my driving to really appreciate the finer details of car setups. I guess I'll be working on me before I start working on my car for the time being 😜

[@chrisa1160]

Hi Aris! Catching up on your earlier material, and wanted to say THANK YOU. Your dedication to helping us gain a better understanding of the fundamental dynamics, and clearly seeing that they are applied to the simulation, is what keeps drawing me back to ACC. I have so much fun investing time in ACC because I'm seeing a direct correlation between what you're explaining and what I'm experiencing on track. There is no mystery or guesswork here. Your lessons are invaluable, so thank you again for all of your hard work. Cheers and stay safe!

[@chrisaaron8445]

another Chris A with the exact opinion!

[@jamieg3165]

Thank you Aris for the great support to the sim community. BTW ACC is absolutely a blast to drive!

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[@huxleyronin2786]

@Royal Makai Instablaster :)

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[@huxleyronin2786]

@Royal Makai happy to help =)

[@kurtb369]

Perfect 1-to-1 mechanic course for race setups ! handling reactions at the end of your session improves the pace of your explanation = no interruptions, as our minds are in full listening mode to the explanation ( not the comments on chats ), that is the most annoying point of any KZbin tutorials where KZbinrs react to all kind of factors which have nothing to do with the actual core-material of the tutorial ! well done Aris, looking forward to more courses ! ;-)

[@LJSR07]

Ty for this explanation I seen this when I started Sim racing and was confused, but after racing and playing with the setup I now understand better what you were teaching. I knew all this from working on cars except for the fast bump and rebound not in civilian cars lol. But I do understand now thank you, master jedi dev.

[@dmcs2003]

Double love for the deep dive into the 3 main functions! Great stuff Aris! Would love to see more on analysing the histograms and coming up with some sort of cookbook of if looks like this, then do this to get x from the car.

[@TheMrdhyde]

Aris you have 2 thumbs down on this video. I think it's safe to say it was 2 engineers. lol I'm sure they think they could explain it better. I love your videos. You teach us sim racers the exact thing that these things in set ups do and why and how. I love getting deep into this simulation. I can also explain what and why I make changes to my car. Thank you for these videos.

[@giga1tr]

Aris you are the best!!! love your work

[@850t5m]

You did mention at one time it is ok to use slightly asymmetric dampers. Front dampers at 1:1 bump: rebound or a slight bump bias will help with steering feedback and turn in. A slight rebound biased rear setup will promote fast settling. GT race engineers spend a lot of time thinking about what the chassis is doing, and the behavior of the wheel is often compromised to achieve chassis control. Rebound settings control the sprung mass. Bump controls the unsprung mass. If you are going to tune your dampers to be rebound biased then you will need to pay extra attention to your suspension travel and the bump stop length/ rate. Since rebound dominated setups use the dampers as a timing device for pulling the chassis, or jacking down to the bump stops in order to create predicable chassis behavior.

[@Barry843]

Excellent explanation , I learned a lot. Thank U

[@speedforcesimracer1712]

Great series of videos really helped

[@Quazi-moto]

Many thanks! Very helpful.

[@alvaroggarcia]

Thanks Mr. 🙋

[@fs5490]

Thank you very much.

[@850t5m]

As an aside, Aris, will we ever get the F vs V graph? I'd like to be able to calculate damping rates to actually match the wheel rates in the mechanical grip tab. We'd also need the weight of the car too.

[@RistoKappet]

thank you

[@tennis4live]

Id like to know how to determine the springstiffness by using telemetry. Suspension Histograms doesn’t help me a lot. Do you know where to search for?

[@riotracing55]

Hey Aris, quick question, I'm in the porsche so I understand it's very sensitive to pitch, which means in most situations I should run stiffer springs to help the pitching of the car, now should I go stiffer on the dampers along with going stiffer on the springs? Vise versa softer then softer?

[@MrHaggyy]

It depends. A stiffer spring builds up forces quicker, so you don't need/get as much force from the damper. But your suspension won't move as much and if so fast, so you need "more" damping to get the same effect. It's best to set up springs, especially anti roll bar, and then setup the damping. If you are happy try harder springs and tune the dampers again. Now drive several laps (10-50) on each setup and look how they perform. How many slow laps? How fast a median and average laptimes? How fast was the fastest laptime? If it's a quali setup go with the fastest view rounds. If it's a short race go with the fastest median/average setup. If it's a long race take the setup with the least view slow laps.

[@Alex_Z95]

Α ρε μάστορα.... :D