More coilover questions!

[MattKab]

Bear in mind that the shock absorber mounting stud (bottom) and the top mount on the beam are not designed for such a high loading. Especially the new beams on offer with their 'pot shot' spot-welds.

Are they strong enough to carry the front of the car and not suffer any detrimental flexing that will lead to a fatigue related failure? I'm thinking years down the line, perhaps then someone else will be driving the car?

By design, a lot of the damping of the stock system is a result of the frictional losses between the leaves and in the trailing arm bearings. Therefore the loads that the shock absorber has to deal with are somewhat minimised.

I have first hand experience at putting a cheapo coil-over through the top of a bj beam, though rust was a factor, as was 'big air' offroading!

My main concern is the lower stud.

Not my cup of tea, on a 'full-weight' road car anyway.

2p over.

Matt