How to buy good quality racks
Vehicle struts serve a number of different purposes, including adding control under extreme driving conditions such as sudden cornering and braking. They also serve to provide a certain level of comfort to the passengers in the vehicle, as they provide a level of roll stability that prevents the passengers and drivers in the vehicle from rocking.
The stability a vehicle gains from a strut depends on a variety of factors, including weight transfer, the strut's spring rate, and the damping ability to limit any shocks that occur.
Here are some helpful tips to think about:
spring course: Uprights have a spring rate that determines how each upright responds to forces applied to it.
Weight transfer rating: The weight transfer rate indicates how much weight the rack can transfer during acceleration, turns, and sudden stops. When your struts are too soft, they will raise, gallop, or lower when force is applied and will not provide any assistance, which can make the vehicle difficult to steer.
rack type: The three main types of struts: gas, coilover, and air struts all operate on the principle that shock reduction in driving should be done by dampening the action of the springs, oil, and gas together.
coilover struts: Coilover struts, also known as MacPherson struts, have a very descriptive name, with a "coil over" top of the strut resulting in extra motion damping.
Gas-filled racks: Gas struts contain both gasoline and oil. Adding gas to what is essentially an air strut has the added benefit of reducing foaming and increasing the overall effectiveness of the strut.
Pneumatic stands: Pneumatic struts, also known as hydraulic struts, contain oil that absorbs shock when moving as the oil compresses.
Size: Racks come in a wide variety of sizes, and each type of strut can come in slightly different sizes. Different vehicle manufacturers also use different sizes.
Rack Location: The struts can be found in the front, rear, left and right of vehicles, and each strut placement is designed to stabilize a specific area of the vehicle.
Other things to keep in mind: There are many different criteria to consider when buying struts: travel, extended length, shock type, coil and spring support. All this contributes to creating the right type of rack for your specific vehicle and driving style.
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