Threaded combination: role, advantages and price
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A coilover is a special suspension system that replaces conventional shock absorbers in a car. Known for its high performance, it allows you to adjust the height of your car's suspension. In this article, we explain in detail the key elements of a threaded tube: its role, benefits such as height adjustment, and what is its purchase price if you want to install it in your car!
⚙️ What is threaded tube?
Unlike conventional shock absorbers, coilovers are suspension system, height adjustable on the vehicle. This characteristic allows you to improve driving comfort as well as handling. Using the adjusting ring is fixed with a screw, the car can be lowered by 10 mm or 90 mm at your request. Thus, the threaded tube allows the vehicle to be lowered.
To set the height of your car, you need to screw or unscrew necklace threaded tubes to the desired height. It is very important that each wire tube is set at the same height on each side car. The threaded tube is not intended to be installed on all vehicles, in particular, it is used on SUVs, sports cars or tuning cars.
When installing this equipment, it is also possible adjust spring rate and compression force amortizer... This helps prevent sinking to the bottom as well as inflation by adjusting the rebound of the vehicle's shock absorber. Thus, the threaded tube offers better shock absorption more efficient compression of shock absorbers. Thus, coilovers allow 4 main settings:
- Vehicle height adjustment;
- Compression control amortizer ;
- Trigger adjustment amortizer ;
- Spring rate adjustment.
🔎 Short spring or combination of threads: which one to choose?
Short springs allow, like coilovers, to lower Frame vehicle so that it is lower. Short spring suspension kits are cheaper to purchase and can be fitted to many car models, while coilovers are designed to powerful cars for sports driving.
However, coilovers, despite their higher purchase price, have many advantages over short springs, for example:
- Ease of assembly : if you are familiar with automotive mechanics, fitting the threaded assemblies is very easy;
- Very important longevity : they have a longer service life than short springs or conventional kits;
- Greater availability of spare parts : all threaded handset kit parts are retail, which is not the case with other models;
- Better stabilized chassis : The chassis will be stronger and more responsive when driving in a car.
🛠️ How to adjust the height of the wire tube?
When installing coilovers on a car, you must adjust the height of each one equally... To do this, all you have to do is bring Metric и Measure the reference length between the underside of the damper cup and the top of the set screw that adjusts the height.
By loosening the screw and turning the damper body, you can move the mechanism up or down. When the desired height is reached, all you have to do is retighten the set screw.
💶 How much does a corded tube cost?
The price of a threaded handset kit will depend on the type of kit you want and how you want to use it. For example, a classic set of 4 strands, including 2 front and 2 back, stands between 500 € and 800 €... They are intended for daily use for customization or for casual schemes. Whereas for kits designed for 4 × 4, the threaded tube costs 1 000 € individually.
For racing car coilover kits, prices are rising and will vary depending on 2 euros vs 800 euros on 4 coilovers.
The threaded handset is a device that increases the performance of your vehicle and increases the comfort of driving on board. Since this is a race car accessory, it is not always compatible with your vehicle and if not properly adjusted can be dangerous and cause chassis or shock absorber wear!
