What does an anti dive kit do?
When a car is under braking conditions, the braking force acts directly through the centre of gravity and causes the car to rotate. Anti-dive geometry prevents the car from diving on the brakes and stops the front wheels from deflecting vertically or going into bump due to braking conditions.
How do you adjust anti dive?
Raising the front of the RF A-Arm, so that the front pivot is higher off the frame (ground) than the rear pivot, creates a an A-Arm arrangement that is identified as Anti Dive. So, lowering the back of your A-Arms puts Anti Dive in the car – it’s an easy adjustment that you can make right at the track.
What is anti-squat?
Anti Squat is a term for suspension engineers to determine how much the suspension mechanism itself is resisting suspension compression. Anti-squat is suspension’s mechanical resistance to compression due to forces from the engine (when on a bicycle human is the engine).
How does dive affect camber?
Shorter arms affect more camber change from chassis dive. The smaller the angles (from horizontal) that the upper control arms have, the less camber change that will result from chassis dive. A chassis with less upper control arm angle will also have more camber change resulting from chassis roll.
What is anti-squat motorcycle?
Anti squat. The anti squat of a motorcycle is caused by the swing arm suspension system. The rotational point of the swing arm is above the point where the motorcycle drives itself (the ground!). This height difference and the driving force will create a torque that tries to push the rear suspension out.
Is a 100% anti-dive front end right for You?
For many applications, a 100% anti-dive front end may be a desirable starting point or default setting, especially if the 4-link mounts are fabricated to allow for adjustability above and below 100%. 100% Anti-dive is a great universal default starting point for many applications.
What is anti-dive suspension geometry?
High anti-dive suspension geometry is desired for hill-climb racing as it keeps the front end down under acceleration. Suspension systems with anti-dive values under 100% will cause the front suspension to compress under breaking, often called nose-dive.
Should you buy anti-dive shocks for your bike?
So if you happen to think that your bike is diving way too much, then you might want to consider going in for anti-dive shocks for your own and the bike’s safety, though the manufacturers do check for these issue and get them done during the testing of the bike itself.
Why do anti-dive shocks reduce brake efficiency?
Remember that in disc brake mechanisms, when there is air in the system, it becomes all spongy and the efficiency of braking reduces due to that. The same is the case with the anti-dive shocks here as well.