RE: Re: H&R Coilovers

[Jonas Karlsson <jkarlsso@metabolex.com>]

Here is what KWcoiloversÆ from europe has to say about lowering at 40mm 
and 70mm. 

"40mm Lowering                           

 Stock coilover strut(left) has reduced
travel, harsher damping, stiffer ride;
 KW threaded coilover strut(right)
 retains original ride qualities.
                                                           
   70mm Lowering:                      

 Stock coilover strut(left) now has almost                                
                                                  
zero travel and damping, ride is stiffer                                  
                                                  
due to increased spring compression;                                      
                                            
KW threaded coilover strut retains original                               
                                                       
spring length and ride qualities."

read it for yourself and look at the explanitory pictures at:

http://www.hpamotorsports.com/kw_susp.htm

BTW, it does appear (from the "pictures") that the KWcoilover strut/shock 
body is indeed shorter. Thus collaborating what Chris is saying. I also 
agree that the most advantageous aspect of coilover suspensions is the 
ability to "corner balance" your car. However, the HPAmotorsports site 
seems targeted at pushing coilovers as the way to "properly" lower your 
car. I guess most of the money comes from image concious street drivers, 
seeking to impress their friends by seeing who can leave the most paint 
on speedbumps. The money form AutoX people probably pales in comparison. 




Chris Chemidlin wrote:
>The only way that coilovers could possibly have more travel, is 
>if the body 
>of the (coilover) shock/strut is shorter than the stock housing. 
>The spring 
>could be 4"long or 40" long, if the piston bottoms out, it ain't 
>moving 
>anymore.
>since an A1 chassis has about 4"of travel, if you lower the car 
>2", you have 
>lowered the piston 2" closer to the bottom of the strut. If it 
>was a shorter 
>piston and housing, you would obviously have more room before it 
>bottomed 
>out. BUT, since the housing is shorter, you've  made the space 
>that the 
>piston can travel in shorter.
>
>All the coilovers I've seen (not a lot), have been so close to 
>the stock 
>length that it wouldn't make a difference--except-- for 
>lowering/raising and 
>the REAL reason you'd use a coilover-- corner balancing.
>


--
Email problems to: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org  To unsubscibe send
"unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the message to majordomo@scirocco.org