Wat is the difference changing the shock absorber and spring

• scotts07

  28 Jul 05, 08:19

  understand both are as stiff,and shock absorber are adjustable in their height.So wat is the difference?
• bo liao

  28 Jul 05, 08:29

  Originally posted by scotts07:

  understand both are as stiff,and shock absorber are adjustable in their height.So wat is the difference?

  rebound rate,absorbing bump/uneven rd surface,corner pressure.
  
  If wan go low, hv to be very stiff, cos u dun want ur tire to rub at the arch when vehicle dip as u throwing corner...
  
  Strut bar, undercarriage bar are recommanded.
• wbucket

  28 Jul 05, 08:42

  Absorber provide the damping, Spring limits the distance.
  
  Absorber works by provding resistance according to the speed the wheels are moving vertically. It works both ways.
  
  Spring works to bring your wheels back its normal position, at the same time adding forces when it is compressed according to the amount it is compressed. Meaning more compression, more force. But spring only works its resistance in 1 direction, wheel going up and not coming down.
  
  A good combination of both is needed to prevent over-damping (bouncy ride) and under-damping (you will feel every hump big or small). Strut bar might be a plus, but some feel that the stability of the lowering of spring makes the strut bar effect less.
• dryver

  10 Aug 05, 14:00

  Originally posted by scotts07:

  understand both are as stiff,and shock absorber are adjustable in their height.So wat is the difference?

  the springs bear the weight of the car. it also determines the ride height. there are lowering springs that allow you to use your standard shock absorbers. but if you want serious lowering, you will need stiffer absorbers.
  
  shock absorbers do exactly what it's name says. both springs and absorbers can be had in differing hardness, so to speak.
  
  springs determine your ride height,not absorbers.
• tailslide

  10 Aug 05, 23:56

  Originally posted by dryver:

  the springs bear the weight of the car. it also determines the ride height. there are lowering springs that allow you to use your standard shock absorbers. but if you want serious lowering, you will need stiffer absorbers.
  

  wrong. the shock absorbers AND springs have their fair share of the car's weight to bear, though, they perform different functions under differing road conditions.
  
  ride height is determined by both the shock absorber and springs. i can lower the spring perches on my shock absorber without changing springs, the car would still be lowered (as in coilovers). i change to shorter springs without changing my shocks, my car will also be lowered (as in lowering springs). it depends on wat method u use (safest way is use a combo of both).
  
  when u want serious lowering, u need absorbers with a shorter stroke rather than absorbers which are stiffer, coz the distance of travel they undergo is effectively reduced significantly. u can use a damn stiff absorber with a long stroke and its lifespan would still be shortened like mad since it operates in a "compressed" state most of the time with the car lowered. of course, stiffness is part of the intrinsic characteristic of most shocks with short strokes for obvious advantages in handling (at the expense of comfort).
  
  
• dryver

  11 Aug 05, 01:49

  Originally posted by tailslide:
  
  
  wrong. the shock absorbers [b]AND springs have their fair share of the car's weight to bear, though, they perform different functions under differing road conditions.
  
  ride height is determined by both the shock absorber and springs. i can lower the spring perches on my shock absorber without changing springs, the car would still be lowered (as in coilovers). i change to shorter springs without changing my shocks, my car will also be lowered (as in lowering springs). it depends on wat method u use (safest way is use a combo of both).
  
  when u want serious lowering, u need absorbers with a shorter stroke rather than absorbers which are stiffer, coz the distance of travel they undergo is effectively reduced significantly. u can use a damn stiff absorber with a long stroke and its lifespan would still be shortened like mad since it operates in a "compressed" state most of the time with the car lowered. of course, stiffness is part of the intrinsic characteristic of most shocks with short strokes for obvious advantages in handling (at the expense of comfort).
  
  [/b]

  so you are saying that the entire weight of the car is shouldered by both shock absorbers and springs?
• singaporepoolsgmail

  11 Aug 05, 04:05

  The Price.