Краткий обзор производителей подвесок

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Objective suspension comparison with subjective target audiences

Before going into the meat of the thread, I would just like to point out that we can source any and all of the kits below. That said, we refuse to sell H&R coilovers.

The Addressing of the Kits
(a brief annotation by Dan Law at the request of Ian Lindvig)


TCK

Advantages:
Quality Proprietary KONI dampers w/custom front housing (also D/A rear)
Infinite spring choices within capabilities of damper @750 pounds/inch
High quality lightweight Vogtland VVS wire springs
Springs can be changed out without needing to corner balance car again
High quality Teflon monoballs throughout where applicable
Complete kits with all needed components
Strong customer service

Disadvantages:
slightly pricier than competition (GC)
D/A rear shocks rattle
linear spring means it does not ride as well as KW

Target Market:
Three groups (determine by spring rate and shock selection):
1) Street drivers wanting a good ride, moderate handling increase, and a reasonable drop
2) Serious street/track drivers wanting to maintain civility
3) Pure track drivers looking for a significant handling increase without Moton expense


Ground Control

Advantages:
KONI dampers
Infinite spring choices within capabilities of damper @750 pounds/inch
Complete kits with all needed components
Very price competitive
Some innovative/unique product designs (sways, Front Control Arm Bushings)

Disadvantages:
Some KONI items off the shelf and or modified
Slightly worse ride than competition (TCK) at any given spring rate
linear spring means it does not ride as well as KW

Target Market:
Three groups (determine by spring rate and shock selection):
1) Street drivers wanting a good ride, moderate handling increase, and a reasonable drop
2) Serious street/track drivers wanting to maintain civility
3) Pure track drivers looking for a significant handling increase without Moton expense


PSS9

Advantages:
Dampers are good quality

Disadvantages:
Poor quality of standard progressive springs and fittings
Lack of rebound adjustability therefore springs limited
Incomplete kits (RSMs needed at a minimum – no camberplates)
Pricey when considered with incompleteness
Virtual lack of customer support from Bilstein
Poor resale

Target Market:
Budget conscious owners wanting a decent quality system with decent drop
but unaware of the benefits of the alternatives and/or of the full cost to make PSS9s a reliable setup


TEIN

Advantages:
High quality materials and manufacture
Complete kits with all needed components

Disadvantages:
Poor damping parameters at least for BMWs
Lack of spring choices
Poor resale

Target Market:
Blingers wanting a decent drop but heavily swayed by Fast’n’Furious set


KW

Advantages:
High quality materials and manufacture
Complete kits with all needed components
progressive springs means comfortable ride
Inox (stainless steel) shock body means no corrosion

Disadvantages:
Minimal spring choices
Progressive springs means car does not handle as well as linear spring kits-- GC and TCK

Target Market:
Two groups:
1) People wanting the lowest drop possible, regardless of handling tradeoffs
2) People wanting a reasonable drop and a better than stock ride, with a moderate street handling increase


H&R

Advantages:
Can’t think of any

Disadvantages:
All the disadvantages of PSS9 with very low quality dampers
Rear ride height adjustors continually fail

Target Market:
Nobody – this is crap!!


JRZ/Moton/ProTrac

Advantages:
Very high quality of manufacture and materials
Easy to get real world results from adjustment of dials
Very wide range of spring applications without revalving
Robust design means minimal rebuilds by race damper standards

Disadvantages:
Very high cost
Race quality components wherein all parts need be speced separately
must sacrifice civility to gain full benefit over traditional coilovers

Target Market:
Serious street/track or dedicated track drivers

AST

Advantages:
Very high quality of manufacture and materials
Easy to get real world results from adjustment of dials
Very wide range of spring applications without revalving
Robust design means minimal rebuilds by race damper standards
Good pricing for a race quality damper
Infinite spring choices within capabilities of damper
Complete kits with all needed components

Disadvantages:
New to US market

Target Market:
Jury still out regarding civility but definitely serious street/track or dedicated track drivers


Ohlins

Advantages:
Very high quality of manufacture and materials
Well damped as delivered from factory
Somewhat broad range of spring applications without revalving

Disadvantages:
Very high cost
Race quality components wherein all parts need be speced separately

Target Market:
Serious street/track or dedicated track drivers not caring about civility


Penske

Advantages:
Very high quality of manufacture and materials
Tend to be harsh on compression when delivered even if custom speced
Somewhat broad range of spring applications without revalving

Disadvantages:
Very high cost

Race quality components wherein all parts need be speced separately
Target Market:
Serious street/track or dedicated track drivers not caring about civility

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