What do you know about Bump Stops? | Bump Stop 101 [TECH TALK] - Featured Image

Bump stops are often overlooked at lower levels of motorsport, but even without a high downforce setup knowing how and why they are important can make a difference to your vehicles handling and lap times.

In this [TECH TALK] Tim runs us through some comparison of a motorsport and road bump stop setup and goals as well as explaining how in some instances even a 1mm difference can mean the difference between a finely tuned setup or an inadequate one.

0:00 - Intro
0:19 - The Purpose of a Bump Stop
0:47 - Packaging and Engagement
1:17 - Road Car Setup
2:02 - Race Car Setup & Packer Gap
3:37 - Fitment & Materials
4:38 - Compression
5:03 - Engagement
6:35 - Dialing Them In
7:17 - High Downforce and Ride Height
8:38 - Large Race Engineer Focus
9:12 - Polymer vs Metal Matrix
10:10 - Bump Stop Tuning
10:46 - Outro

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