Springs really just hold up the weight. Shocks have two purposes. First is that initial impact. Second is to stop the vehicle from bouncing. I am hoping the lower setting will soften the ride from that first impact (jounce). Then when I have it loaded up with weight I can turn it firmer to cater to that first impact.
Hope that makes sense because I think I am confusing myself!
Shock tuning is typically based off of spring rate/characteristics. You can, however, simulate a higher spring rate in quick maneuvers by stiffening the shock setting. It depends on what the adjustment is changing, bump or rebound. you have to be careful with shock settings and high speed. Improperly adjusted shocks could cause the tire to leave the pavement when hitting a bump.
Here is a small excerpt from an article I found. It is in regards to track tuning a double adjustable coilover, but you'll get the idea. I left out the in depth track talk
"Learning to adjust your dampers is the next step. The first step is to understand what the adjustments are actually doing. Compression adjustment controls the force exerted relative to the damper’s shaft speed when it’s compressed (up stroke when encountering a bump), while rebound adjustment controls the force exerted relative to the damper’s shaft speed during extension. This can be further broken down into low- and high-speed adjustments, where low speed is typically shaft speeds less than 1–1.5 inches per second and high speed is anything over that. Pitch and roll are in the low-speed range, while surface roughness, curbing and so on will fall in the high-speed range. Independent adjustment of the low- and high-speed ranges greatly simplifies your task when achieving the ideal setup.
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