My Coilover Concept

[Freshmaker]

I just got done with my Mechanical engineering degree and we have 1 class that briefly touches every manufacturing process out there. I wouldn't blame them for mixing one up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweat_fitting

 

[supraguru05]

filler metal????? Basically the outer sleeve is heated up and then placed on the strut. Then when it cools down it shrinks onto the strut tube.
and that shear ring concept still looks like a really bad idea.

the c clips on my bilsteins have held up to 2 years of track abuse with hypercoil springs. they are rather durable .

 

[adampecush]

shear rings are still working well on my apex'i shocks (which I suspect to be re-badged bilstiens)

 

[Poodles]

Bilstein has been doing it for years if not decades and they didn't get their name for being the most durable and long lasting for nothing...

 

[IJ.]

Koni have done it for decades, there's a receiver groove in the Spring seat that underload forces the clip into the shock body so it's NOT going to fail anytime soon.

 

[Poodles]

Yep, same with the bilstein IIRC (been a while since I looked)

 

[GC89]

Iv been wanting to do this for at least a year but have never been able to get any reliable specs on the sleeve kits for other applications, Do you have a link to where you got them? Also those should be sized for 2.5" springs correct? That would be my choice, lots of options so you can perfectly balance the car.

 

[4U2QUIK]

ok guys... let me restate, not a good idea on the tok's. I can't speak for other applications.

 

[Poodles]

What happened?

 

[funky_monkey58]

What happened?

From what I gather is the clips are not a good idea on tokicos, most likely due to a thin walled tubing.

 

[DeSloth]

shear rings are still working well on my apex'i shocks (which I suspect to be re-badged bilstiens)

Hi mate,

Can I ask the reason you would suspect they may be bilstiens?

The reason I ask is that looking at the pictures in your build thread, I think I have the same ones. I would love to track down some specs / data on these dampers.

 

[4U2QUIK]

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exactly what i was trying to get at...
they get dents and dings on the tubes fairly easily.






BTW check out my 1uz buildup!
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108425

 

[adampecush]

Hi mate,

Can I ask the reason you would suspect they may be bilstiens?

The reason I ask is that looking at the pictures in your build thread, I think I have the same ones. I would love to track down some specs / data on these dampers.

the shocks themselves appear quite similar to bilstiens, as do the aluminum spring seats. Also, as apex'i shocks aren't that common (and manufacturing a small run of shocks in-house is extremely unlikely), it is likely that they outsourced the manufacture to one of the larger shock makers.

 

[4U2QUIK]

I haven't forgotten about these! I just need to get the 1uz swap finished first before there's a need.

 

[Kristian_Wraae]

I just emailed Tokico and asked them to change their design so they will accept sleeves.

Maybe they are not aware that it'll be greatly appreciated if they could do this.

 

[4U2QUIK]

lol... maybe you should send them a link to my thread!

 

[Kristian_Wraae]

I did. Let's see if they are interested in some product development.

 

[4U2QUIK]

I'd say it's 99% likely they don't care.

 

[Kristian_Wraae]

Any chance you'll make an extra set?

 

[sparkplug619]

hey I asked first lol!!!