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Old 03-07-2013, 05:26 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
Those systems should switch rigidity quickly enough (maybe by using a solenoid switch in the damper fluid channels) to dampen just those movements that would increase body roll etc. while allowing for the adverse movements.
That would be a kind of holy grail; better comfort, lesser resistance, better handling all marching together while no outside power is required (apart from operating the switch).
You have just described the magnetorheological shocks GM has been using in the corvette since 2005:

Magnetorheological damper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They work very well and are used in many more cars now. Basically, an electric current changes the viscosity of the damper's fluid in real-time.
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