H&R Touring Cup Kit installed

[prodigue]

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coilover"


A coilover is an automobile suspension device, short for "coil (spring) over strut". It consists of a shock absorber (British: damper) with a coil spring (British: helical spring) encircling it. The shock absorber and spring are preassembled as a unit prior to installation, and are replaced as a unit when the shock absorber has leaked. This provides for optimal damping without torsional loads. Some coilovers are adjustable for ride height and hardness as well using a simple threaded spring perch similar to a nut.

The coilover is a basic component of the MacPherson strut suspension system, which is distinguished from other arrangements by employing a particular design of anti-roll bar as a longitudinal constraint. This was the first widespread use of the coilover in automobile suspensions. But there are other designs; the word coilover should not be considered a synonym for the MacPherson strut arrangement.

Coilovers should not be confused with struts or independently mounted shock absorbers.

But isn't this (H&R Touring Cup kit) a coilover too? However, this does not come under coilovers in the ECS website.

 

[BurntGauge]

But isn't this (H&R Touring Cup kit) a coilover too? However, this does not come under coilovers in the ECS website.

Negative. Coilovers are both height adjustable and dampening adjustable. The Cup kit is just matched springs and shocks. The height is already locked in (besides it settling a bit) and the dampening is locked in. You CANNOT change anything on the Cup kit. It's just paired nicely.

 

[a4cefed]

your car looks nice

 

[DBCPerformance]

Negative. Coilovers are both height adjustable and dampening adjustable. The Cup kit is just matched springs and shocks. The height is already locked in (besides it settling a bit) and the dampening is locked in. You CANNOT change anything on the Cup kit. It's just paired nicely.

negative, those are as coilover as height and/or dampening adjustable suspensions. It is the general consensus that mistakens the definition which is the same as calling "software flash" a "chip".

For example, take look at this example, this is wayyyy different but helps:

The Sierra 1500 is GMC’s half-ton pickup, available in Regular Cab, Extended Cab, and Crew Cab versions. The Sierra was introduced in 1999 as a replacement for the C/K with all-new styling and new V8 engines. The GMC brand name goes back 90 years and offers a pickup truck with styling to differentiate from the Chevrolet pickups. For 2007 the Sierra 1500 is completely redesigned with all-new major components, stronger and stiffer fully boxed frame, restyled exterior and more spacious interior. Highlighted by a unique hood, grille, bumper front fenders, headlights, taillights, more steeply raked windshield and reduced body gaps, the Sierra 1500 rides on a wider and lower stance with a new coil-over-shock front suspension. Also new are 170-degree opening rear access doors on extended cab models and a family of larger 17-, 18- and 20-inch wheels. Offered in four trim levels (work truck, SLE and SLT) including the exclusive Sierra Denali, the Sierra 1500 comes in regular, extended and crew cab versions with three different box lengths: 5 feet 8 inches, 6 feet 6 inches and 8 feet. With a towing capacity of 10,500 pounds and a maximum payload capacity of 2,160 pounds, the 2007 Sierra 1500’s V8 engines has a rating up to 367 horsepower and 375 lb-ft of torque.

At the end of the day I even call them suspension kits and the others with adjustable height/dampening coilovers.