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Originally Posted by MeisterR

Here is what I have seen:



1. Cheaper suspension isn't all bad

You CAN make a good suspension within the $1000 mark.

You will have a few design limitation, but it is something that can be over come if you have the right experience.

Just because ONE suspension isn't great at that price range, it doesn't mean ALL suspension is bad at that price bracket.



2. NOT all suspension in the same price bracket are the same.

While some factory do make suspension for multiple brands, OEM supplier can make specific request because it is their unique product.

There will again be limitation as well as increase in production cost, but it is something many do all the time.



These specific request are cover under a non-disclosure agreement.

The details of one customers are not share with anyone else.

What that mean is even if it's the factory own product line, it will not have the specific request of an OEM supplier.

To "steal" the customer request and implement it in any other product is a direct breach of the non-disclosure agreement.



3. Expensive suspension doesn't always mean a better track suspension.

One of the very common questions I get ask is how well MeisterR suspension will work on track.

I get ask this a lot because customers who decide to track their car but purchase twin-tube suspension (Tein / Koni / GAZ / etc) have often experience fade near the end of the session.

That is when the damper get hot enough where the oil inside have change viscosity.

So the overall damper feel "softer", because the thinner oil is providing less resistance.



A good mono-tube damper such as MeisterR will handle a full track session without fade issue.

The mono-tube are able to deal with the heat generated from the damper.

This provide consistent performance during hard usage.



This is one point I try to stress because I seen it time and time again where twin-tube dampers just don't live up to hard track usage.

There are exception, but this is a general over view.



4. Coilovers DOES NOT have to be a hard ride

A common view is that coilovers aren't good for street car because they are design for track and will ride very stiff.

That is wrong as coilovers can be just as comfortable as any OEM dampers.

The difference between a stiff ride or a comfortable ride is how the suspension were designed.



The reason that this get pass around because alot of coilovers provider simply focus on "track use" on their product.

This mean customer buy their product, install onto their road car, and the ride is horrible no matter how you adjust the suspension.



It is always going to be a compromise.

You cannot have a suspension that will work well on a track car using slick tires, that will also do well on a tarmac rally stage.

But you can get a suspension that will work in a tarmac rally stage to work relatively well on the track.

It might not be as hardcore as a pure track setup, but it will work well enough as an all rounder.



That is how we generally valve our fast road suspension.

You want the suspension to do everything well, but you want the suspension to focus on it's main job.

That is to provide good ride quality and compliancy over uneven road surfaces, something we face 90% of the time when we are driving our car.



Hope that is a few point to help out members who are thinking about what to do.





Jerrick

thanks for this im gonna run the CRDs


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