My new Shockworks coilovers for the front of the ute just arrived at work. Thanks to Brett and Chris to arranging the supply!
It is currently 3.5*C outside (with a "feels like" rating of 0*C) - despite this if all goes to plan I'll be in the driveway tonight installing these!
With regards to the matching rear units:
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Originally Posted by Shockworks
Its mainly in the rebound stroke and in the low speed damping of both compression and rebound. We wanted better initial control of the weight with the adjustment system and buy increasing the rebound damping the ute does not have such a floaty feel when its heavy. The standard damper unladen suffered from some impact harshness as it had to be tuned to carry loads but did nothing for the handling and diagonal pitch, which I found was quite average. The new damper helps the front response and stops the rear rotating around the front when its got some weight as well. If we increased the compression damping too much when adjusting the damper to firmer settings, it makes it kick off and generally a bit nervous so absorbs bumps well even when set to hard.
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When you get a chance can you try to explain this further in as simple language as possible (i.e. for an audience not familiar with suspension engineering and it's associated terminology)?
At present I find that my ute rides a lot nicer on the street when there is a bit of a load in the tray. At present I have installed King Spring FOR-304 leaf springs (
http://www.kingsprings.com/catalogue..._catalogue.pdf - these like Herrods leaf springs are the Reverse Eye Type Design to "...reduce ride height without reducing ride comfort" <
http://www.herrodmotorsport.com.au/H...4/Default.aspx >) and I also have the Mal Wood Ford Ute Tramp Rod Kit Installed (
http://www.malwoodauto.com.au/index....=tramp_rod_kit ) with the Bilstein shock absorbers in the rear.
I am certainly interested in the future of purchasing the rears shock absorbers to match my newly purchased front coil overs. However, my current shock absorbers in the rear are Bilsteins which I always believed to be the ducks nuts (or at least as close as you can get without full custom jobbies).
I suppose my question therefore, is what benefits/advantages or changes could I notice in replacing my Bilsteins with the Shockworks units?