MeisterR
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Well, as far as info on the ZetaCRD+ for the DC5, I would say that it is pretty bang on for the DC5 chassis.
What I mean by that is with a car on track, you generally want to be hitting 100% critical damping at full stiff.
With most adjustable dampers, generally you have some range plus or minus at the top.
A good damper would be close, and a poor damper could be really far from that critical damping force; but as you can expect it is rare that you get them almost perfect.
On the DC5 ZetaCRD+, it is one of those cases where it is almost perfect.
So most customers going on track with EP3 / DC5, I can say if it is dry and you are on good tyres, turn the damping to full stiff.
I know with the ZetaCRD+ at full stiff, you literally is at critical damping with the DC5 chassis.
Maybe 1 or 2 clicks off full stiff... but it is pretty much as close as you are going to get with an adjustable damper.
For fast road use, you back those damping force down to around the 50% to 70% area for a good ride compliancy.
Basically, the ZetaCRD+ was vehicle dynamically calculated to work.
We didn't just pick some springs rate, and paired it with some damper, and hope it all works well.
The entire system was designed to work via vehicle dynamic calculation... and I know not many suspension supplier can say that.
In terms of performance, I am honestly willing to pitch the ZetaCRD+ against most adjustable mono-tube suspension.
If you cover up the brands, put it on a dyno, and ask the opinion of any vehicle dynamic engineer, most wouldn't think it cost below £1000.
The ZetaCRD+ is honestly a very good fast road & track setup purely looking at it from a technical point of view.
Jerrick
What I mean by that is with a car on track, you generally want to be hitting 100% critical damping at full stiff.
With most adjustable dampers, generally you have some range plus or minus at the top.
A good damper would be close, and a poor damper could be really far from that critical damping force; but as you can expect it is rare that you get them almost perfect.
On the DC5 ZetaCRD+, it is one of those cases where it is almost perfect.
So most customers going on track with EP3 / DC5, I can say if it is dry and you are on good tyres, turn the damping to full stiff.
I know with the ZetaCRD+ at full stiff, you literally is at critical damping with the DC5 chassis.
Maybe 1 or 2 clicks off full stiff... but it is pretty much as close as you are going to get with an adjustable damper.
For fast road use, you back those damping force down to around the 50% to 70% area for a good ride compliancy.
Basically, the ZetaCRD+ was vehicle dynamically calculated to work.
We didn't just pick some springs rate, and paired it with some damper, and hope it all works well.
The entire system was designed to work via vehicle dynamic calculation... and I know not many suspension supplier can say that.
In terms of performance, I am honestly willing to pitch the ZetaCRD+ against most adjustable mono-tube suspension.
If you cover up the brands, put it on a dyno, and ask the opinion of any vehicle dynamic engineer, most wouldn't think it cost below £1000.
The ZetaCRD+ is honestly a very good fast road & track setup purely looking at it from a technical point of view.
Jerrick