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New features are featured on the strut types |
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| The Super Racing coilovers were engineered with combining the best characteristics of the Type RS and Type RE coilovers. This suspension is meant for hardcore racing enthusiasts who do a lot of driving with race tires. The secondary tank that is present on the on the unit (for double wishbone/multi-link types) enables the feature which the user can adjust the dampening force from the cockpit with the use of 2 EDFC units. The coilover also employs an upper spring perch that eliminates friction during spring compression. The long awaited strut type coilovers were just recently released. These were inverted units made of steel casing which focused on strength, which is always expected from a company that is well respected for their research and development. What evolved from this new unit is the upper mount and the lower bracket. | The upper mount has pillow ball mounts that can adjust both camber and caster. The caster can be adjusted to 5 different levels (depending on vehicle application) without having to remove the unit from the vehicle. This new feature also makes it easy to adjust the caster angle without the use of any measuring tools so both sides can be matched up perfectly. One of the holes on the lower bracket has been drilled oval to provide even more camber adjustment with the use of a special bolt. This feature comes in handy when the camber degree interferes with the strut structure, enabling to correct this problem while still keeping the desired camber degree. To sum it up, the Super Racing model enables a wide range of adjustment according to the driver's preference. Check out Spirit Taro's impression of this product. |
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The valve that connects the separate air tank to the main strut is made to swivel when turning the perch to adjust the vehicle height. The vehicle height can be adjusted by turning the shell casing. |  |
This upper mount is used on a strut type. The 4 outer bolts are for camber adjustment (precise adjustment), and the inner 4 bolts are for caster adjustment (5 staged adjustment in most applications). Caster adjustment is available on the front only. | |
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All models utilizes an upper spring perch. The movement of the spring is made smoother by restraining the rotating neck during the strut stroke. This part can be removed for the double wish bone/multi link types and directly connected to the upper mount. In result of losing the spring perch, it will lower the vehicle about 20mm more. |  |
4 additional camber adjustments can be made from the lower bracket on this strut type coilover. Wider tires can be accommodated on the vehicle by setting the lower bracket to positive camber and the upper mount to the negative direction. | |
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The EDFC corresponds to stroke and rebound on the Super Racing model and the motor can be easily installed. Having 16 stages of adjustment each way enables 256 different ways of setting the stroke or rebound. 2 EDFC units enable the adjustment of stoke and rebound from inside the cockpit. | |
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| Spirit Taro's 3 car impression |
The suspension moves very well and provides a comfortable ride!
The Lancer Evolution 9 was very easy to control when I tried the middle setting of 8. Although the Lancer is a great handling car straight out of the factory, I was able to control the car just the way I wanted to through all the turns. I want to say that I had no problems with the Impreza and the RX-8, but that wasn't the case. I set the dampening control to the mid range setting at 8 on the Impreza, and it had problems at the high speed turns. Then, I made the rear 3 settings harder, and the car stuck to the track like glue. Since the rebound is an important factor in the ride quality, that would mean that the dampening would be the important factor in the way the car handles. This Super Racing model is great because you can adjust the dampening and rebound forces separately. With just a few clicks, the preferred ride characteristic can be achieved. The overall impression from driving these three vehicles is that this coilover model is a very flexible and performs very well. The understeer for the 4WD setups in the Lancer and Impreza was greatly minimized and the RX-8 was highly stable as well. The suspension follows well on bumps and there was no stiffness factor that is often present on racing coilovers. I don't think there would be any problem driving around the city with this suspension. This would probably be good for people that are tired of the stiff racing suspension, but the smoothness wouldn't suit people who want the rough ride of it. |
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RX-8's spring ratio is F 14kg/mm, R10kg/mm. Suspensions with stationary separate tanks are usually connected with an hose, a swivel feature is used to prevent hose crimping. |  |
Separated tanks are't necessary for GDBs (Impreza) since it's a strut type on both front/rear ends. The adjustment of damping force is set by changing the lower part on dampening side and upper part on rebound side. Tein set it up as bigger stages being softer and smaller stages being stiffer. Test vehicle's spring ratio is F14kg/mm and R12kg/mm. | |
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