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Originally Posted by 17CamaroZL1
I can see how the sensors could be used to measure ride height so the system can stiffen the shocks the closer they get to full compression or extension, but they most definitely monitor movement and probably the rate of that movement in order to instantly adjust the shocks as needed. In your case with the new sensors that apparently weren't communicating with the computer, the MRC didn't know there was any movement occurring so it didn't stiffen the shocks any at all, resulting in that floaty feeling it sounds like you are describing.
I don't think I would change the rods on the sensors, especially if the system does stiffen the more the shocks are compressed, because if you shorten them on a lowered car, the computer will think the shocks are higher in the stroke than they actually are, and it could lead to a more harsh bottoming of the suspension if you hit a big bump. If ride height isn't monitored, and rate of movement is the only thing being used, the shorter rods aren't going to change anything except the geometry of the stroke, which actually could change how the sensor reads movement.
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I thought about that as well, but from what I was told pairing the sensors wasn't the issue... or maybe they were just trying to make the process seem more complicated than what it is, although they weren't charging for it so I don't see a reason for doing that.
I also agree that the sensors are definitely measuring the rate of change - that information is most useful for MRC. The slight bounciness I and others experience with lowering springs in track mode could stem from rebound being softened under more compression (from the lowered car) and compression being stiffened up... the point being that when the car is returning to it's natural height the rebound is instantly stiffened up and the whole motion is faster while retaining damping control, but the car never gets back to it's natural ride height. Again we don't know exactly how it works so we can just guess :(
As for messing up geometry of the sensor to suspension arm travel... lowering the car does that already - the sensor has to translate degrees of motion into vertical wheel travel - so more degrees off center equal less wheel travel. Keeping the original sensor position seems pretty important. Although again it's not like anyone did the calculations and determined how it all works exactly
