merchantbanker Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 looking for some coilovers for my IS200 company selling them say they have the pre load pre set what does it mean ? do all coilovers come like this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam@TDi Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 One of the problems with the field of chassis dynamics is that it's often not clear what people actually mean by the terms they are using so it's always prudent to ask them to explain what they mean. If we assume that they use the term pre-load in the same way I do then it's the amount of positive compression exerted on the spring whilst the suspension unit is unloaded (ie off the car) .... for instance Tein recommend that you pre-load all of their coilovers by 5mm when you initially fit them, if you then wanted to you would adjust from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merchantbanker Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Thanks fro this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIPLC Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 It's interesting to note that this "competitor" needs to rely on us for technical information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohdear Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 (edited) It's interesting to note that this "competitor" needs to rely on us for technical information Edited December 22, 2007 by Tony Hostile reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmet Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Hello 'ohdear' did you forget to remove the "prolextony@gmail.com" from your profile, or is that supposed to be there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Hello 'ohdear' did you forget to remove the "prolextony@gmail.com" from your profile, or is that supposed to be there? Prolex bandits captured again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohdear Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Hello 'ohdear' did you forget to remove the "prolextony@gmail.com" from your profile, or is that supposed to be there? supposed to be there Holmes pity you removed the post but there you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Hello 'ohdear' did you forget to remove the "prolextony@gmail.com" from your profile, or is that supposed to be there? supposed to be there Holmes pity you removed the post but there you go I removed the post Since Dave seemingly wanted to know about suspension pre load can we keep this thread on-topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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