These devices completely change the appearance and driving style of your car.

Think of a shock suspension. You usually think of modifications to used sports cars. Any forum you visit that discusses suspension may not consider the advantages of Koni for Ford Edge. In fact, suspension is usually the domain of full-caliber gearboxes, not ordinary consumers who want to drive smoothly on their Veloster N.

Having said that, compared with springs and shock absorbers, shock absorbers do provide many practical advantages, first of all, handling stability/reduce body roll. This helps you maintain traction in suboptimal conditions. Adjustable shock absorbers further provide the prospect of better dealing with rugged terrain. Finally, on flat terrain, a lower ride height can reduce drag and even increase fuel consumption.

Coils can provide many advantages, but from any point of view other than performance, they are usually not needed.

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Pausing the chat is definitely full of jargon, so we hope we can clarify this for those inexperienced tinkers or budding engineers. The traditional suspension consists of shock absorbers and springs. The shock absorber prevents sudden shocks from being transmitted to the spring itself, which can cause bumps and rapid wear of the spring.

Shock absorbers and springs are usually combined into a unit called a strut. "Coil" means that the spring ("coil") is installed "above" the shock absorber, so in practice, the coil is usually just a pillar and performs the same function. NAPA stated that "On site, the main difference between shock absorbers and struts is adjustability and customization."

Lowering the spring is good for adjusting the ride height, but in most cases, they can only do this. They may also not cooperate well with your electric shock. Use them only when you are sure you don’t need more advanced things.

There are four types of shock absorbers: shock absorber sleeves with fixed length suitable for existing shock absorbers, shock absorbers with adjustable springs but shock absorbers, and shock absorbers that provide spring and shock absorber adjustment , And a shock absorber with a camber adjustment kit. The more adjustable coil allows you to adjust the compression rate and rebound rate separately. In other words, you can adjust the ease of shortening and extension of the suspension.

Most of the time-no. Generally, unless you specifically want your car to behave in a way that is currently unattainable, you don't need shock absorbers. In most cases, shock absorbers are more expensive than ordinary springs, and cheap shock absorbers are usually fragile and will end up worse than stock, guaranteed springs, and long-term set shocks.

For automobiles, the main purpose of suspension suspension is generally to improve performance by reducing body roll and lowering driving height. Since the quality of the car does not sway from side to side, it can provide excellent traction, more effective cornering, and less resistance. They can also be adjusted to help the car squat when accelerating, which can temporarily increase traction for rear-wheel drive cars. Off-road vehicles can use adjustable shock absorbers to adapt to the terrain.

Some of these adjustable suspension kits can be used with the push of a button. For example, KW Suspensions provides the kit you see above, which will be integrated with your car’s existing suspension adjustment technology. In this case, only springs are provided, or a complete kit will be provided so that you can finally Install buttons on your vehicle to adjust the suspension. The kit provides three basic modes: "comfort", "normal" and "sports".

From a consumer's point of view, this setting may be the most beneficial for family sports cars. Most of the time, when you actually use it (especially on road trips), you may want a softer suspension, but if you want to have fun on some winding roads, it is easy to fall off. We made a satirical comment on Veloster N earlier, but this may be one of the best uses for adjustable shock absorbers-to save your SO from the retractable spine, or your child in their first Avoid damaging the wheels when taking the Maserati Ghibli to the city center.

The price of the coil ranges from a few hundred to ten thousand dollars. You also need to see how they are adjusted, because there are two ways, one is usually better. Autoworks commented: "In a system, the spring seat is moved to compress the spring on the top hat, thereby lowering the vehicle, [but] changing the preload of the spring...will adversely affect handling. [Another Yes] penetrate [ing] the actual shock absorber body to allow the base mount to be lowered or raised, "This does not change the preload and is therefore superior.

Almost all performance cars are naturally equipped with shock absorbers, so the advantage of the new kit may be higher quality or ride height adjustment. With the correct suspension upgrade, the previously sturdy sports car can attack the tracks and guns of the dedicated machine. The improved suspension is an important reason for the Camaro ZL1 1LE to create the history of the Nürburgring.

Source: Autoblog, Autoguide, Autoworks, CarID, HowStuffWorks, NAPA, Shock Surplus, Spring Rates

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Harry Green, a lifelong car enthusiast, layman, took this opportunity to learn and inform through writing. As a graduate of Yale University's African Studies Program, his goal is to apply his in-depth research skills to a whole new field. He has published a book and movie review in Providence Online Magazine, and wrote 40 album reviews for Metal Temple. When not writing, he draws, watches anime, listens to metal, synthetic waves and occasional K-pop pop music.