Simply find the best possible online shopping Shock Absorber deals
Shop Shock Absorber products and compare prices and listings on popular online marketplaces.
So for over 17 years minitruckers have been installing airbags in order to slam their vehicles lower than any other custom automotive clique. In fact, it has become such a mainstream modification that numerous companies have spawned out of the need for better quality or easier-to-install air suspension parts. Yet through all these years, it seems that there are some people who escaped the grip of evolutionary progression. How, after all these years of custom suspension advancement, can anyone still believe that you don't need to run a shock with airbags? And to make things worse, these same people (you know who you are) will tell others that their truck rides great without shocks. What I believe started this phenomenon of ignorance is that many people had their trucks static-dropped way too low without a notch or proper installation, making them nearly intolerable to drive. Then, once they installed 'bags and notched their frame, the truck rode wonderful in comparison. Many will say that using a Slam Specialties airbag and 'bags with stiffer spring rates work great in the front without shocks. But that's just it, a truck without shocks will ride great compared to a truck that is constantly…
When pulling together all the components for a kit car, a buyer has to make myriad decisions on the quality versus the price of each part. This is the only way to build a car that has the owner/builder's stamp on it, restricted, perhaps, by part availability and price versus the overall impact that part will have on the finished project. This process holds true with regard to shock absorbers--it is a choice made depending on price, quality, and what you want it to accomplish vis-a-vis what you want your car to do.
For the last five years, the shock absorber has grabbed the headlines as the hottest way to tune a car's suspension. From all the attention the shock is getting, you would think that it is the most important part on the car when it comes to handling. It is not.
ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW
Our English friends call a shock absorber a dampener, which may be a better name, because its job is to dampen the oscillation of the spring. The spring controls and absorbs road shock and vehicle weight transfer, not the shocks. The spring controls the up and down movement of the tire as…