The suspension on your vehicle is designed to keep your tyre in constant contact with the road surface whilst providing a comfortable ride for the occupants, to achieve this all components must be matched together. Factory engineers spend Many hours developing your vehicle suspension to achieve this, that is why you should not trust your vehicle suspension to just anyone.

Springs are designed to suspend the vehicle the rate (Strength) of your springs needs to be matched to the weight, use and the suspension design of the vehicle .

Shock absorbers are designed to control spring osolations and dampen suspension movement as a result of road conditions.

Your shock absorbers should be matched to you springs and suspension design. Just because a shock absorber has the correct physical dimensions does not mean it will do the job if the valving is not correct. A incorectly valved Shock absorber will create poor ride quality and handling.

Bushes The bushes are in used to ensure correct suspension location whilst isolating the occupants from vibrations.

Common Mistakes

* Lowering vehicle by shortening (cutting) current springs, this can result in the vehicle bottoming out frequently which can lead to suspension and chassis cracking, a hasher ride and poor handeling . The springs can also become untrapped in there seats allowing them to dislodge and fall out of the vehicle, or to damage other components such as brake lines

* Lowering vehicles fitting fitting increased rate springs without changing shock absorbers, there as several problems here firstly the spring may not be held captive on full extension and can become displaced of even fall out completely, also the increased spring rate requires a increased shock absorber damping to ensure the spring is properly controlled.

* Lowering a vehicle without leaving sufficient suspension travel, this can lead to suspension and chassis cracking due to frequent bottoming of the suspension.

* Changing the height of a vehicle without adjusting the suspension geometry (Wheel Alignment), this can lead to poor handling and excessive tyre wear.

To ensure you do not have any of these problems you should ensure you consult the experienced staff at Wholesale Suspension Penrith on the correct products for your vehicle, having the fitting and necessary adjustments performed by their qualified workshop staff.