Coilovers Are They Right for You

  Coilovers offer you the best way to lower your ride. These innovative units combine struts and shocks, with lowering springs, as well as built in camber adjustment. If your vehicle already has performance struts and springs, as well as a camber kit, your next  purchase can be coilover sleeves that will do the same job.

   Coilovers offer you more benefits, but will cost more. Skunk 2, Mugen, Megan Racing, D2, Tein and JIC are all popular companies. The largest benefit to using coilovers is that you can adjust your ride height at any time. Lowering springs provide a set ride position that cannot be changed. However,coilovers allow you to adjust your height to any level required.

   Coilovers are the best option for those unsure of the exact height they want, allowing them to experiment with different heights and choose the one with which they are most comfort.

   A coilover is an automobile suspension device, short for "coil (spring) over strut". It consists of a shock absorber with a coil spring encircling it. The shock absorber and spring are preassembled as a unit prior to installation, and are replaced as a unit when the shock absorber has leaked. This provides for optimal damping without torsional loads. Some coilovers are adjustable for ride height and hardness as well using a simple threaded spring perch similar to a nut.

   The coilover is a basic component of the MacPherson strut suspension system, which is distinguished from other arrangements by employing a particular design of anti roll bar as a longitudinal constraint. This was the first widespread use of the coilover in automobile suspensions. Coilovers should not be confused with struts or independently mounted shock absorbers.

   There is nothing particularly magical about coilovers their use requires strict attention to mounting geometry, spring rates, and shock valving the same as any other system. However, they do offer a number of advantages.

   There are a great number of tuning and adjustment factors to consider when using coilovers, for now, it is sufficient to understand that a coilover shock with springs mounted functions as a unit that provides both springing and damping.