Hocheichen Nordschliefe - suspension

Pip1968 · 10-07-2012, 09:27 AM

Just a quick question for other regulars at the Nordschleife. In short every time I finish the double rights at Hatzenbach and go for the left downhill at Hocheichen towards Quiddelbacher-Hohe my suspension seems to bottom out. In other words it appears that the spring is compressed to its full and I hear a sort of bang.

I run OEM suspension and just wondered if it is kaput or completely normal for the stress put on it at this point.

Pip

conleth m3 · 10-07-2012, 02:00 PM

if im thinking of the right piece of track i always thought that was a bump or ridge in the track surface. always get a bump there, same as the double bump on the left hander at breidscheid before going up to ex-muhle. sounds abit like going over an expansion joint on a bridge?

have experienced that in all cars - on std m3 suspension, AST's and intrax.

Pip1968 · 10-07-2012, 02:14 PM

Actually you may well be right. Every time I go over that bit I think that I should come back and have a look to see if it is a bump or the suspension making the noise. I keep meaning to do one of those track walks.

If it has been every car of yours Conleth then that alleviates my worries somewhat.

Pip

northernjim · 10-07-2012, 04:37 PM

Its definitely a bump on the track Pip

I sometimes go a little wide at Hocheichen just to miss it..

The one at Breidscheid is a little better now that they have resurfaced it

GregorJP · 10-07-2012, 05:03 PM

Ditto, if it's the downhill left-hander. I run OEM suspension and it sounds terrible if you hit the bump square on.

gav · 11-07-2012, 12:27 AM

I thought it was just particularly steeper on the left hand part of that corner and messes things up a bit.
Tried to go down that on a mountain bike in the pissing rain last year.
No

Steep as Fook
Slippy as Fook

10-07-2012, 09:27 AM	#1
Pip1968 S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kent, England Posts: 940 Casino cash: $8383	Hocheichen Nordschliefe - suspension Just a quick question for other regulars at the Nordschleife. In short every time I finish the double rights at Hatzenbach and go for the left downhill at Hocheichen towards Quiddelbacher-Hohe my suspension seems to bottom out. In other words it appears that the spring is compressed to its full and I hear a sort of bang. I run OEM suspension and just wondered if it is kaput or completely normal for the stress put on it at this point. Pip

10-07-2012, 04:37 PM	#4
northernjim Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: lancashire Posts: 2,082 Casino cash: $20572	Its definitely a bump on the track Pip I sometimes go a little wide at Hocheichen just to miss it.. The one at Breidscheid is a little better now that they have resurfaced it __________________

10-07-2012, 02:00 PM	#2
conleth m3 S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 218 Casino cash: $9386	if im thinking of the right piece of track i always thought that was a bump or ridge in the track surface. always get a bump there, same as the double bump on the left hander at breidscheid before going up to ex-muhle. sounds abit like going over an expansion joint on a bridge? have experienced that in all cars - on std m3 suspension, AST's and intrax.

10-07-2012, 02:14 PM	#3
Pip1968 S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kent, England Posts: 940 Casino cash: $8383	Actually you may well be right. Every time I go over that bit I think that I should come back and have a look to see if it is a bump or the suspension making the noise. I keep meaning to do one of those track walks. If it has been every car of yours Conleth then that alleviates my worries somewhat. Pip

10-07-2012, 05:03 PM	#5
GregorJP S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 319 Casino cash: $2092	Ditto, if it's the downhill left-hander. I run OEM suspension and it sounds terrible if you hit the bump square on.

11-07-2012, 12:27 AM	#6
gav S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 211 Casino cash: $9245	I thought it was just particularly steeper on the left hand part of that corner and messes things up a bit. Tried to go down that on a mountain bike in the pissing rain last year. No Steep as Fook Slippy as Fook